Tuesday: Financial appointments
A round-up of the week’s top appointments within the financial sector.
RENSBURG Sheppards Investment Management has appointed Robert Jones to spearhead the development of its intermediary business in Yorkshire and the North East.
He joins from Barclays Wealth / Gerrard Investment Management where he specialised in the development of discretionary management and structured product business.
He will be responsible for growing and developing Rensburg Sheppards services to professional firms.
Simon Kaye, divisional director at RSIM Leeds said: “Robert’s expertise of demonstrating to intermediaries how discretionary management can expose their clients to the benefits from the most sophisticated investment management techniques and products will be very important. Expanding the services that we offer to professional firms by showcasing the support that we can provide is a key target for us this year. The Group has already appointed Chris Sandford to perform a similar role across London and the South; we expect to be making announcements about further appointments in the near future.”
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THE Sheffield office of accountants and business advisers PKF is expanding its tax advisory team with the appointment of Matthew Goodchild, 34, as a manager.
Mr Goodchild is a chartered tax adviser and had previously worked in the tax department at Barber Harrison and Platt.
Head of the tax advisory team, Chris Humphreys said: “Matthew’s appointment will add to the full range of tax services we offer to companies, their shareholders and employees. He has a wide range of experience in dealing with tax issues facing owner managed companies and we are delighted to have him on board.”
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ACCOUNTANTS and business advisers BDO Stoy Hayward has strengthened its Leeds-based corporate finance team with the promotion of Jason Whitworth to partner.
Mr Whitworth qualified as a chartered accountant in 1993 and progressed to director level before joining the Leeds office of BDO Stoy Hayward.
With broad experience of private company mergers and acquisitions, private equity and management buy-outs, his promotion to M&A partner will allow him to build on the rapid growth and success achieved by the Leeds Corporate Finance team in recent years.
He said: “I am delighted to be made M&A partner at BDO Stoy Hayward and look forward to building on the success achieved so far. When I joined in 2004, the corporate finance team had just three people, and now after a period of rapid growth it comprises of four partners and 22 staff and really shows how successful the team has been. I aim to continue to build on this and firmly establish ourselves as leaders in the mid-market deals sector.”
