Accountancy firm Haines Watts has bolstered its not-for-profit offering with a trio of senior appointments. Craig Henderson and Louise Cottam join the team as associate partners, having previously worked with a mix of not-for-profits and public sector clients. Mr Henderson will lead on charity audits and independent examinations, and Ms Cottam is a specialist in not-for-profit tax. Faye Birtwisle also joins Haines Watts as a senior VAT manager, having worked at a Big Four firm for the last 15 years.
Managing partner Donna Bulmer said: “I’m delighted to welcome more great people to our not-for-profit team. Over the last year we’ve welcomed more charity and not-for-profit clients to Haines Watts, as well as continuing to support our long standing clients. Craig, Louise and Faye’s specialisms will be invaluable when it comes to supporting our clients in the months and years ahead."
Secure cloud specialist Howell Technology Group (HTG) has made two appointments to its senior leadership team.
George Galloway join as sales and marketing director, bringing with him a 20-year background in senior commercial roles within the IT industry, and HTG’s former programme and operations manager Niall Quinn is promoted to operations director. The Hebburn-based business recently announced plans to double its office space to allow the creation of another 20 new roles across its technical, delivery and back office teams.
CEO Kevin Howell said: “This is a pivotal moment for HTG, as we restructure and strengthen our senior leadership team to enable our growth. We are very pleased to have George on board, and to recognise Niall’s achievement and ambition with a senior appointment.”
Parkdean Resorts has promoted Louise Harrison to head of customer operations. Having worked in the role of customer service operations manager since September 2020 and managed the customer service and customer experience support teams, she will now take on a leading role in heading up the company’s customer engagement centre.
She will be responsible for both the sales and service departments, covering all parts of the holidaymaker journey including new bookings, amendments, queries and customer support.
She said: “I’m delighted to have been promoted to head of customer operations and I’m really looking forward to getting stuck into my new role. I’m passionate about helping our customers through every step of their journey with us so they can go on to create amazing memories at our parks, and I love the feeling of satisfaction that comes with knowing we’ve helped this happen.”
TGA, the Durham consulting engineering services provider, has expanded with seven new recruits. Will Powis , a senior electrical engineer, has joined TGA to work across several key projects while Emma Marshall has been appointed mechanical associate in Newcastle and Russell Entwistle, has taken up a technical director post in the Leeds office.
Deacon Tuck and Tommy Mosley join the team as graduate mechanical engineers and Sufyan Ali as graduate building performance consultant, all operating from the Durham office, whilst Meghana Kothakonda joins the Newcastle office as a graduate electrical engineer.
Jason Jobes, director at TGA said: “This round of recruitment is incredibly important for TGA. We have already outperformed our targets for the current year and are looking forward to this trend continuing. We are very much dedicated to recruiting future talent, bringing in graduates and retaining skills in the region."
Newcastle and Leeds-based Parklane Plowden Chambers says a new barrister has accepted an offer of tenancy.
Harriet Stacey has joined chambers as a new barrister after successfully completing her pupillage with the set. She will sit within the set’s family practice area.
A specialist in family law with a particular focus on finance, she started her specialist family finance pupillage in April 2021 under the supervision of Elizabeth Darlington and Julia Nelson. She has gained experience in complex and high net worth financial remedies work including pre and post-nuptial agreements, and the non-disclosure of assets.
She said: “Parklane Plowden has a fantastic reputation as a progressive chambers, with a family law practice renowned for its outstanding expertise. Following the completion of my pupillage, I look forward to helping further develop and strengthen the family team’s expertise as a tenant to help our existing and future clients.”
West Nautical has welcomed Mike Rouse and Erika Wright to its UK offices.
Mr Rouse, a qualified yacht captain, joins as senior client manager. He is well known to the company having served as captain and owner’s representative aboard three yachts managed by West Nautical. He is taking his first step in his career ashore and will be involved across the yacht management, sales, and charter divisions.
Ms Wright joins as office and marketing assistant and will be working from the newly-opened Jesmond shop, to support the company’s global sales and marketing team. She has a degree in graphic design and has worked in the automobile industry for the last three years within marketing, social media, and design roles.
