This week’s Yorkshire appointments

Jones Myers, the divorce and family law firm, has announced a further two appointments in the last three months.

The seven-strong team at the Leeds firm - led by contentious wills, trusts & estates specialist, Martin Holdsworth - is one of the largest niche teams outside London and is commissioned by clients regionally, nationally and internationally.

The latest recruits are Ben Lyon, an associate member of ACTAPS who has amassed four years’ experience in dealing with contentious probate work - and Vincent Schumacher, a New Zealand solicitor who becomes dual qualified in 2017.

Martin Holdsworth, who sits on the national ACTAPS committee, is acknowledged as a leading individual in both the Chambers 2016 guide and the latest Legal 500 guide.

He said: “We have made this contentious area of law accessible to clients and referrers alike with fixed fee services and a humane approach to family disputes following the death of a loved one. We resolve matters through mediation or litigation – and always with the client’s goals at the forefront of our mind.

“Our ‘Yorkshire’ approach ensures we are frank, and we work hard to manage our client’s expectations from the outset. We also provide a number of different funding options to ensure our service is affordable for them.”

Benjamin Dean and Georgina Roberts, iSource Group

iSource Group, the Leeds-based firm specialising in IT, digital, procurement and digital recruitment, has announced the appointment of two additional consultants to its team.

Benjamin Dean and Georgina Roberts will be joining the team in Leeds and bringing with them valuable experience to the recruitment and procurement industry.

Dean said: “I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work with iSource Group. They have a solid reputation within the IT recruitment industry and I look forward to becoming part of this amazing team.”

Roberts commented: “The IT industry is expansive and continues to grow rapidly. I am looking forward to developing my niche within the industry and to contributing to the on-going success of the iSource Group team.”

Geoff Shepherd, managing director of iSource Group, added: “We are excited to have Benjamin and Georgina join the team here at iSource Group.

“We are experiencing a period of significant growth for the company and we’ve won quite a few new clients including National Grid. We’re now in a position where we need to further expand our team in a short space of time.

“I know that both Benjamin and Georgina will be assets to our growing organisation and will play an integral role in our continued success.”

Melissa Saunders, Gary Greenall, Rebecca Farnsworth and Adam Gibbons, ilk

ilk, the Leeds-based integrated agency, has announced four new appointments.

Gary Greenall and Melissa Saunders join ilk as creative account director and creative account executive respectively, with Adam Gibbons joining as web developer. Rebecca Farnsworth has also joined as PR account executive.

With over six years of digital marketing experience in-house and agency side, Gary’s expertise is already being used to further develop digital campaigns and strategic measurement in his role as creative account director.

Adam is also supporting ilk’s web team, and will be working to enhance the company’s established web development offering.

Melissa joins the creative account management team as creative account executive and Rebecca Farnsworth also joins as PR account executive.

Melissa and Rebecca have been brought on board to help develop client campaigns and support the business’ ongoing growth as part of its expansion.

Nev Ridley, ilk’s managing director, commented: “Digital is integrated into absolutely everything we do - but developing this offering isn’t just about employing people with techy minds that can facilitate digital campaigns, it’s about employing teams of people with different talents.

“Whether these lie in traditional comms or specific digital intel and insight, the beauty of offering different services is that everything can intrinsically link together to deliver tangible results for our clients.”

“These appointments are testament to our ongoing commitment to really drive digital change and develop a more holistic way of working.

“Our new recruits are already helping to further strengthen our integrated offering, so we’re really looking forward to seeing how this impacts our client campaigns over the coming months, and indeed into 2017.”

John Magee, Lakeside Village

A new centre manager has been appointed at Doncaster’s Lakeside Village.

John Magee joins the team at the outlet shopping village from Freeport Fleetwood where he was centre manager for two years.

He will take over from Cheryl Sadler who is retiring from the post after 15 years.

John said: “I am delighted to be joining the fantastic team at Lakeside Village. The outlet has a real buzz about the place and has a place at the heart of the Doncaster community.

“From the free family entertainment they put on to the phenomenal fundraising that takes place throughout the year, it is going to be a great place to work.”

“I’ve moved to South Yorkshire and have been amazed by the welcome I’ve already received!”

Starting with a weekend role at WH Smith in Manchester at the age of 16, John has built his retail career, working at a major supermarket and then onto a graduate trainee role at Debenhams where he worked in eight stores over nine years.

He added: “I’ve heard lots about the loyal customers who shop at Lakeside Village and I am really looking forward to working with the team to make sure that we have the best possible retail offer to meet their needs.

“Cheryl has been at the helm of the centre for 15 years where she has done an amazing job, we all wish her the very best for her next adventures.

“This is a great time to be coming to Doncaster as Lakeside Village is about to celebrate one of its legendary Hot deals events, on October 29, Halloween half term fun is underway, we have Christmas around the corner and new stores set to open in the next few weeks.”

Diane Swift, Dual Seal Glass

Dual Seal Glass, the Huddersfield-based glass manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Diane Swift as financial director.

The company manufactures insulated glass units (IGUs) for commercial building facades, doors and windows, and has recently doubled the size of its production site, implemented an industry-leading people strategy and made several key senior appointments.

Bringing with her over 20 years of experience in both the manufacturing and financial sectors, Diane joins Dual Seal from Leeds-based stainless steel manufacturer, Pland Stainless Limited, where she was financial controller.

Prior to this she was head of financial reporting at insurance broking and financial services group Oval Limited.

Richard Morris, Dual Seal Glass joint managing director, said: “We’re delighted to have Diane on board as her financial experience and knowledge will be invaluable as we continue along our growth strategy.

“Her role will be instrumental as we drive the business forward in ways that give us the competitive edge, not least through our operational efficiency, technical knowledge and production excellence.”

Diane added: “I am delighted to have joined the team at Dual Seal Glass. I’ve watched the business grow with interest over the years and being involved in the next phase of its development will be an exciting challenge. Whilst a key focus will be increasing operational capacity, there are many projects in the pipeline that I’m looking forward to being involved in.”

Diane will be working from Dual Seal’s newly opened office space at its Leeds Road site.

Katrina Porter, Britcon

The Yorkshire office of building, civil engineering, and structural steelwork company Britcon, has appointed Katrina Porter to support its bid team with the preparation of qualitative proposals documentation.

Katrina, who brings over ten years’ industry experience in business development, will provide support in managing new contract bids and framework submissions.

She started her career as an apprentice in construction before becoming an apprentice CAD Engineer.

She worked as a bid coordinator for Cobalt Engineering in Vancouver before returning to the UK where she spent five years with Morgan Sindall in a business development and support role.

Paul Clarkson, managing director at Britcon, said: “We are delighted to welcome Katrina on board as a key member of our business development team.

“Her understanding of the complicated bid process will provide great support to our team in Wakefield and the wider business as we expand our presence in Yorkshire.”

In 2014 Britcon opened a new office in Yorkshire which has since secured a number of significant contracts in the region, facilitating growth from 1 to 10 permanent people.

Krissie Akrill (pictured centre), MK Public Relations

MK Public Relations, the Sheffield-based PR agency, has expanded its management team with the appointment of a new PR account manager.

Sheffield Hallam University Graduate Krissie Akrill joins MK after a career within the events and marketing industry working for The Albert Kennedy Trust, Barnsley Football Club and Plug Night club.

Krissie will work with directors Caroline Woffenden and Ashlea McConnell to deliver communication strategies on behalf of local, regional and national clients.

MK Public Relations continues to represent some of the region’s leading brands within its individual fields; with Meadowhall Shopping Centre, telematics experts The Floow, and leading online grocer Approved Food remaining on its portfolio.

The Botanist, Brocco and Commercial Property Partners are among the clients to have recently joined MK’s line up.

Caroline Woffenden, managing director, said: “MK Public Relations continues to move from strength to strength with a raft of recent client wins and the appointment of a new account manager.

“Krissie’s background and skills will add to MK’s offering as we embark on a very exciting year ahead.”