Appointments: KPMG; York BID; Roberts Mart
PROFESSIONAL services firm KPMG has appointed Michael Allen and Nicole Brock to boost its public sector practice in the North.
Mr Allen joins the firm’s Leeds office as a partner, heading up the firm’s management consulting healthcare practice across the North and Ms Brock, who has been with KPMG since 2008, will lead the development and growth of the firm’s northern public sector practice.
Mr Allen, whose previous role at EY saw him lead a national team responsible for the delivery of hospital-based performance improvement and cost reduction programmes, has more than 20 years’ experience in the sector.
He has also held a number of roles within the NHS, including three years as assistant director of operations at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, where he was responsible for a combined budget of £120m and more than 900 employees.
At KPMG, Allen will maintain his focus on healthcare and work closely with clients to improve the quality, access and performance of their operations.
With more than 15 years’ experience, Ms Brock has led complex public sector management consulting projects with a particular focus on performance improvement and cost reduction. In her new role, areas of focus will include working with local government and healthcare organisations to address fiscal challenges, as well as supporting integration and reform across health and social care.
Chris Hearld, North region chairman at KPMG, said: “The public sector, specifically healthcare organisations, face a number of sizeable challenges in relation to cost reduction and performance improvement. This is a growing market for our firm and with a deep understanding of our clients’ needs both Nicole and Michael are well-placed to lead the expansion of their respective areas in the North.”
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ANDREW LOWSON has taken up the role of executive director at York Business Improvement District ( YORK BID).
Previously managing director of PapaKata based in York, Mr Lowson has experience of both the private and public sectors including with Halcrow, Yorkshire Forward and Newcastle Airport.
This appointment follows the successful vote in favour of the BID in December 2015, which saw 76% of businesses in the BID area vote in favour of establishing a new company to help develop the city centre over the next five years.
Adam Sinclair, chairman of the BID Company, said: “We are delighted to have someone of Andrew’s calibre taking up this important new role for the city. The position attracted a high number of quality candidates but the board was impressed with Andrew’s passion for York and his emphasis on delivery and getting things done. We can’t wait for him to get started, there is important work to be done.”
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A TRIO of managerial appointments are among 16 new jobs created by Roberts Mart & Co as a result of its multi-million pound investment at the company’s Leeds-based production facility to meet the growing demand for its high performance packaging films.
Production manager Mark Sarjantson, assistant technical manager Jince Joy and quality manager Paul Melia all join the successful family-run firm, which also announced promotions for John Ambler, moving from process engineer manager to extrusion production manager and Tony Rymer, who takes on the role of print technical manager after seven years as shift manager.
Roberts Mart’s managing director, William Roberts, said: “The company is growing rapidly. These new appointments and the changes to our managerial team will drive the business forward and help it remain at the forefront of the flexible packaging industry.”
The business also announced a £2m investment in new equipment. This latest increase in capital expenditure takes Roberts Mart’s overall investment to just over £17.5m over the last 10 years.
