Appointments:

LAW firm Mills & Reeve has added a new solicitor to the family law team at its Leeds office.

Anna Heenan has joined the firm from Bristol-based Burges Salmon where she spent two-and-a-half years.

Ms Heenan, an Oxford graduate, has been appointed to help the firm deliver its new fixed price family law offering.

Her addition takes the total number of staff at the Leeds office to 20.

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ASSET recovery and insolvency support group Winterhill Largo has appointed Nathan McQueen to the role of head of operations at its Wakefield-based national debt

recovery division.

Mr McQueen has worked for the company for four years and has been promoted from his previous post as head of collections.

Neil Duckworth, Winterhill Largo chief executive, said: “Nathan’s well-earned promotion reflects the expansion of our debt recovery division which is providing a

valuable service to businesses in tough economic times.”

Winterhill Largo said it was seeing a growing demand for its outsourced credit control service.

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DORMER Tools International has appointed a new marketing and communications coordinator as it responds to increased global demand.

Julie Heathcote will fill the role after spending 18 years in Dormer’s marketing department.

She said: “This role is in answer to an increased need for structured communication due to expansion in key markets, particularly in the Far East. Many end users

specify Dormer, so distributors around the world are very keen to work with us.

“Part of my job will be to strengthen those international links, as well as build new ones. We are especially enthusiastic about working with our distributors in

existing markets in the Philippines, primarily in Manila, further increasing our presence via marketing campaigns, in order to capitalise on our market position.”

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EMPLOYMENT and business law specialist Pharos Legal has recruited two new members of staff.

Solicitor Emma Hammond joins having previously worked at Walker Morris, in-house at a major supermarket and at DAC Beachcroft.

Adele Dickinson is the Leeds-based firm’s new practice manager and has a background working in legal firms.

Pharos Legal founder Natalie Saunders says: “The last year has been incredible and I am very proud of what we have achieved. Arguably it was certifiable to found a new

law firm in the depths of a recession, bearing in mind the advent of “Tesco Law” and considering increasing pressure on fees from ever-more sophisticated clients but

we’re going from strength to strength and with Emma and Adele now on board, we’re looking forward to growing the business even further.”