A Newcastle recruitment company is planning the next phase of its growth with the latest addition to its top-level team.
Catalyst specialises in technical, professional and executive recruitment, and from its base in Newcastle has helped to source talent for corporates including EY, P&G and PwC, alongside North East businesses such as Ebac and True Potential.
The business has now appointed Andrew Hoyle, a leading lawyer who has held a host of high-profile roles in the region, as its company secretary. Mr Hoyle joins other leaders who have recently joined Catalyst, including Lee Ieronymides, former managing director of Solutions Recruitment, as its principal consultant, and former EY associate audit partner Darren Rutherford as an executive advisor.
The team also has Roger Blight as its business coach, who previously was financial director of footwear across the UK and Europe at Nike.
Paul Wilson, founder and CEO of Catalyst, said: “We are delighted to bring in Andrew to support our ongoing development. His reputation and track record speak for themselves and his decision to join us is both an endorsement of the work we are doing and of our ambition.”
Sunderland-based housing association Gentoo Group has appointed interim chief executive officer Louise Bassett on a permanent basis with immediate effect. Ms Bassett joined the group seven years ago as executive director of corporate services and has been acting in the interim position since January.
She said: “I feel very proud to be leading such a purposeful and dedicated organisation. Together we commit to putting our tenants at the heart of business decision making and to creating better working lives for everyone at Gentoo. I look forward to working with colleagues and stakeholders as we continue to improve our services to tenants.”
Ms Bassett has more than 20 years’ experience across senior private sector roles in consumer and healthcare organisations. She joined Gentoo to assist with the organisation’s transformation project and is passionate about maximising the potential of all colleagues across the organisation.
YoungsRPS has appointed Chris Arundel to its Sedgefield team to help steer growth across the region.
Mr Arundel, a chartered surveyor and registered valuer, has over 25 years’ experience working across the UK property market and joins from Joe Fraser Chartered Surveyors. He was previously head of agency at GSC Grays, responsible for Teesside, County Durham, and North Yorkshire.
He said: “I am delighted to be able to join youngsRPS. They are a very well respected and established firm where I will be keen to contribute with a depth of experience and knowledge to the Sedgefield team and a wider client base over time. I am very much looking forward to the help develop new business and service the existing client base.”
A Newcastle solicitor advocate has taken on a new role with the Northumberland National Park Authority.
Adam Chaffer, an associate in the dispute resolution and construction team at North East law firm Hay & Kilner, has been appointed as the authority’s Independent Person for Standards. The role, which is a statutory appointment, aims to both promote and champion good governance and standards within the authority and supports the work of its monitoring officer in respect of the Park’s code of conduct.
He is already both a director of and company secretary to the county’s destination marketing body, Visit Northumberland. He has previously served as an elected governor at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust and as company secretary of Newcastle Cricket Club CIC.
Jean Davidson, chair of Northumberland National Park Authority, said: “Adam is an excellent appointment for Northumberland National Park Authority at a time when standards in public life are more important than ever. Not only does he have a wealth of relevant experience from legal, public sector and tourism sectors, he is passionate about Northumberland and has a deep understanding of the National Park and its communities.”
Berwick based accountancy firm Greaves West & Ayre (GWA) has announced that associates David Renton has become a partner in the business.
Mr Renton began his career with GWA in 2000 in the corporate services department and he is now head of GWA’s corporate services team which is where his main focus lies. He said: “It is a pleasure to be part of the GWA team and to contribute to our continued growth and success. A lot of our clients have been with us for many years, some for generations, and I am looking forward to building and extending those relationships and continuing our reputation of delivering quality advice.”
Robbie Dalgleish, another partner in GWA, said: “David has made a valuable contribution to our business and demonstrated GWA’s core values of quality advice, quality service. Our team is fundamental to our success and we are proud that the support and encouragement from GWA has helped David reach his potential.”
North East’s specialist M&A boutique WilliamsAli has appointed award-winning dealmaker Paul Kaiser as chairman.
He will share his skills and experience to support founders Abu Ali and Phil Williams, in guiding and developing the WilliamsAli team and further strengthening its position in the North East marketplace.
Mr Kaiser has spent 40 years in leadership roles, including 27 years with Deloitte. His appointment comes at a time when the WilliamsAli team are actively managing a number of significant deals slated for completion later this year.
He said: “I am delighted to formalise my relationship with Abu and Phil, whom I have enjoyed mentoring over the last nine months. In the four years that WilliamsAli Corporate Finance has been established, the guys’ drive and enthusiasm has established a great market position which we can build upon. For me, this appointment brings the opportunity to support the continued development of an outstanding team, which is something I have enjoyed doing and which has underpinned the success I achieved over my advisory career.”
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