Financial Appointments: Appointments and promotions at Clough & Company and more

A round-up of the region’s financial appointments.

ACCOUNTANCY firm Clough & Company has boosted its team across West Yorkshire with a number of promotions and appointments.

Dean Pearson, Anthony Harrison and Dermot Lucid have been promoted, whilst Katie Fairbrother, Megan Cowley, Sarah Bunney and Hamid Shadid all join as trainee accountants.

Based in Cleckheaton, Mr Pearson has been promoted to senior tax manager and Mr Harrison has been promoted to tax manager.

Through his promotion to manager within the audit department, Mr Lucid will be responsible for providing clients with solutions to improve their business systems and practices.

Ms Burney returns to Clough & Company after achieving a 2:1 Honours Degree in Accounting and Finance (Industrial) at the University of Leeds, to take up a training contract with the Chartered Institute.

As part of the course she undertook a 12 month placement at the firm and begins her career as a trainee accountant at the Cleckheaton office.

Ms Cowley has joined the Keighley office and Ms Fairbrother has joined the team at Cleckheaton.

Both are currently training for the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), accountancy qualification.

Mr Shadid, a student at Huddersfield University, also joins the Cleckheaton team on a year’s long placement as part of the Accounting and Finance degree course.

Steven Gash, managing partner at Clough & Company said: “In the wake of all the adverse business news, these promotions and appointments are proof that robust companies continue to grow. As just one of a few accountancy companies regionally offering training, we continue to demonstrate commitment to staff development and Dean’s, Anthony’s and Dermot’s promotions are testament to this. I’m also looking forward to seeing our new trainees’ progress with our ongoing support and guidance.”

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PRIVATE equity fund Endless has announced it has appointed Lucia Villamor to the position of investment executive.

Ms Villamor will be based in the Leeds office and her initial primary focus will be to identify investment targets and assist portfolio investments.

She previously worked at the entrepreneurial business and commercial due diligence departments of Deloitte.

Ms Villamor said: “Having observed Endless’ performance over the last couple of years, I am extremely excited about joining the team, especially at such a key stage in the firm’s development, having recently raised its second fund. I believe current market conditions offer Endless substantial opportunity; I look forward to developing my working relationships in the local business community and contributing to the team’s future success.”

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BTG McInnes Corporate Finance is expanding its team in Leeds with the appointment of new partner Andrew Songhurst who will head up the firm’s transaction support offering.

He joins after 22 years with PwC in Leeds where he was a member of the transaction services team for the North.

Mr Songhurst said: “I enjoyed my role at PwC so it had to be something pretty special to lure me away. BTG McInnes, an already established and successful corporate finance house, offered me a great opportunity in a market which I know and have considerable experience in.”

Partner Tim Edwards said: “Andrew is the first new partner we have appointed in more than three years and his experience in transaction services will be a great asset to us. He is highly respected in the market, both in Yorkshire and beyond, and we are delighted to welcome him to the team.”