Appointments: Hull & Humber Chambers, Irwin Mitchell, PwC
A NEW president has been elected at Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce, as its 178th leader.
Stephen Eastwood, who works for Lorica Insurance Brokers, takes over the presidency from lawyer Tim Durkin.
Mr Eastwood has worked with many businesses across the Humber during his 30 years in the insurance profession and has served as President of the Insurance Institute of Hull.
His has been involved with the Chamber for 20 years and he has served on local and regional councils as well as the board.
The Chamber’s new vice president is Owen Finn, managing director of Premier Building & Engineering Services UK Ltd.
Mr Finn has been a board member of the Chamber for a number of years and his knowledge and experience has contributed significantly to the growth and direction of the Chamber.
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Irwin Mitchell has recruited solicitor Joanne Shaw to the Sheffield-based property litigation team.
Ms Shaw specialises in real estate litigation has joined the firm from the Birmingham office of Eversheds.
Ms Shaw said: “The firm has a very bright future with a wealth of knowledge and expertise across its teams and I’m very excited about being a part of helping it progress to greater success in the future.”
Danny Revitt, partner and head of property litigation at Irwin Mitchell, said: “We are delighted that Joanne has joined us and are sure she will become a core asset to our team.
“Her appointment is a reflection of the growth that continues to be seen in our business legal services teams and we know that her expertise will prove invaluable as we look to grow our team alongside our renowned Real Estate team.”
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PwC has increased the size of its risk assurance division across the North, hiring 26 new specialists and 33 graduates and higher apprentices over the last 12 months.
The firm now has over 250 risk assurance experts working across the firm’s six offices in the North division with plans to increase it by another 100% over the next five years.
Bill Henry, risk assurance partner at PwC who heads up the team across the North commented:
“All organisations have to take risks to be successful in business, but the range of threats a company can now face is mind-blowing.
“With many well-known organisations having suffered the impacts of poor risk management, business leaders are keen to build better mechanisms to become more resilient.
“Our sustained investment in the team through experienced hires and training, reflects our strategy of building the right team of specialists so that we can continue to help our clients be successful.”
PwC’s risk assurance team works across its six offices in the North in Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull and Newcastle.
