Appointments: New partner at Kennedys; Grant Thornton attracts top talent; and more
THE Sheffield office of litigation and dispute resolution firm Kennedys has appointed Peter Crossland as a partner in catastrophic personal injury work.
Mr Crossland is experienced in handling high-value personal injury work largely for insurance companies dealing with road accident claims.
Suzanne Liversidge, head of office, said: “We are delighted that Peter has joined the Kennedys team. He is a leader in his field with an excellent reputation, adding to our ever growing talent pool here in Sheffield.”
Kennedys has moved into Sheffield’s newest landmark building at the flagship Digital Campus, officially opened earlier this month by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
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PETER Gomersall has taken on the role of senior manager in employer solutions at the Leeds office of Grant Thornton, specialising in PAYE/NIC in both compliance and cost reduction after leaving his role as a senior manager in the human resource team at PwC.
Joanne Powell has also moved from one of the ‘Big Four’ after spending nine years at KPMG’s corporate tax department to take on a management role in the corporate tax team at Grant Thornton.
Mr Gomersall said: “One of the reasons for joining Grant Thornton is that since leaving HMRC during February 1998, I’ve been in the profession for 12 years with first KPMG and then PwC dealing mainly with FTSE clients so it’s great to move into a firm that not only services FTSE clients but also the owner managed business market where you’re predominantly speaking directly with the decision makers.”
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LAW firm Irwin Mitchell’s business and private client team in Yorkshire continues to expand with the addition of Samantha Clark as associate and Kelly Pattison as solicitor in the employment team.
Ms Clark joins Irwin Mitchell`s Leeds employment team, having spent the last nine years with Walker Morris.
She has 14 years’ experience in advising on day-to-day employment matters, as well as larger scale issues such as wide-ranging redundancy and restructuring programmes designed to minimise the risks for businesses.
She also has experience in representing clients in complex employment tribunal claims.
Ms Pattison joins the Sheffield team from HLW solicitors. She has a wealth of tribunal experience and has also undertaken a significant amount of corporate, property and insolvency support work including business and asset sales and purchases.
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PRINT and flexible packaging specialist Roberts Mart & Co has welcomed Andrzej Kukula on board as technical manager.
Mr Kukula has over 15 years experience in the flexible packaging industry and will be the central point of contact within the factory.
He said: “The investment in both equipment and people means we are producing better quality products more efficiently and effectively.
“Roberts Mart also has a very pro-active strategy. We are better placed to help customers as the resources are in place to develop more innovative and complex films.”
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