An East Midlands accountant and ethics adviser has been appointed vice-chair of the ICAEW Ethics and Advisory Committee. Stuart Brown, who has been a member of the ICAEW’s Ethics Advisory Committee since 2021 and the organisation’s Members and Commercial Board since 2023, is also a director and head of technical and compliance at Lincolnshire-based Duncan […]
Optimum Finance, one of the leading providers of invoice finance solutions to UK SMEs, has promoted Paul Green to senior regional director. Paul will be supporting Optimums’ national head of sales, Iain Hendry, in both guiding and helping to further grow Optimums’ sales team. Whilst this is a national role, Paul, based near Leeds, will […]
Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has appointed Rob Pullen as private client tax partner, covering London and the South East region. Rob’s focus will be on providing tailored tax solutions for a broad range of owner-managed business clients and high net worth individuals. He will split his time between RSM’s southern and […]
Time Finance is pleased to welcome Georgina Harrison as relationship manager in its invoice finance team. Georgina joins with 7 years’ experience in the financial services industry after progressing through the ranks before joining Time Finance. She has held various positions such as assistant relationship manager at RBS, Rapid Cash Client Manager and business manager […]
Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has appointed Alex Fraser as a director to head up its people and change offering within its consulting practice. Alex has over 25 years’ experience in business transformation and maximising people’s performance at all levels within national and multinational businesses. She is an expert in building a […]
Arbuthnot Latham and Co., Ltd. (“Arbuthnot Latham”), the private and commercial bank, has appointed Miles Kean as a director of Private Banking. In his new role, Miles will support individuals across a range of sectors offering the high-touch, relationship-based banking that Arbuthnot Latham is known for. Miles has more than 34 years’ experience within the […]
Peter Hogg, Cities Director at global design and engineering firm Arcadis, has been appointed as the senior council chair of the CBI Chairs’ Committee, the organisation’s top policy mandating body. As well as leading and chairing the CBI Chairs’ Committee, Peter will hold an ex officio seat on the CBI Board. The new role provides […]
UK private bank Hampden & Co has appointed Tracey Davidson as its new chief executive officer. She will replace Graeme Hartop who is retiring after 11 years in the role. Tracey will join the bank in the autumn when Hartop will step down. Tracey will join from Handelsbanken UK where she is deputy CEO, having […]
Mark Shaw has today been named as BDO’s next managing partner following a vote by the firm’s equity partners. Mark will take office on 1 October 2024. He succeeds Paul Eagland, who will have completed his maximum of two four-year terms as the firm’s managing partner and has seen the firm more than double in […]
Invoice Finance specialist, Optimum Finance, has appointed Jessica Okonoboh as its latest relationship manager (RM) in its pursuit of service excellence and help bridge the gap between introducers and retained clients in a time of high demand. Jessica joins the team with prior experience in invoice finance and the wider financial services sector, holding particular […]
