Appointments: Jones Myers, Close Brothers Motor Finance, Baltzersen’s

FAMILY law firm Jones Myers is expanding its office in Leeds following a raft of new appointments.

The divorce and finance team is joined by experienced solicitor Elizabeth Bell and Rosanna Kelly, a member of the West and North Yorkshire Young Resolution Committee.

Polly Coram and paralegal Kate Wootton join the contentious trusts and estates team, led by Martin Holdsworth, and individually ranked contentious probate lawyer in the Chambers 2016 guide.

Mr Holdsworth said: “Jones Myers’ lawyers boast a combined 250 years of legal experience and attracting, training and developing young talent remains a priority for us.

“Our contentious trusts and estates practice has marked a 400% growth in the last two years – enabling the firm to manage family distress from cradle to grave for our ever growing client base.”

Founder Peter Jones said: “We warmly welcome Elizabeth, Rosanna, Polly and Kate who are key to our expansion and vision – reinforcing our reputation as a young, dynamic team which consistently punches above its weight.”

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A DIRECTOR of strategy has been appointed at Close Brothers Motor Finance.

Chris Bosworth joins the leadership team in a newly created role. He will be supporting dealer partners and focusing on the strategy of the business as it finds different routes and products to market.

Prior to his appointment here, Mr Bosworth was on the Close Brothers team in London.

He started his career in investment banking, working with Europa Partners and Hawkpoint, now Canaccord Genuity.

James Broadhead, chief executive of Close Brothers Motor Finance, said; “Helping dealers grow and overcome business challenges is a crucial part of our business and is something we will continue to be at the forefront of.

“We are delighted to have Chris on board to work with us and our dealers to help re-evaluate our current processes and to see how we can offer our dealers and customers the best service possible in the coming months and years.”

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MARKETING manager Helen Tennant joins Harrogate-based Scandinavian café Baltzersen’s.

She was previously an assistant manager and will be working alongside founder Paul Rawlinson to develop the digital presence of the business.

She will help to manage initiatives such as the rewards scheme on behalf of both the café and its evening service, Norse.

Paul Rawlinson said: “Helen has been working at Baltzersen’s for the past two and half years, she is familiar with how the business works and understands our ethos as an independent café. Her insight and knowledge of the day to day workings of the organisation means she is the perfect candidate to push our marketing activity forward.”