This week's North East appointments

Alison Welch, Clive Owen LLP

Accountancy firm Clive Owen LLP has promoted Alison Welch to the role of tax director.

With over 25 years of experience as a tax adviser, Alison joined the firm as a senior tax manager in 2015, specialising in advising owner-managed businesses and high net worth clients.

Since joining the firm, Alison has cemented her knowledge by completing the study programme required to qualify as a member of global organisation Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Tony Luckett, managing partner at Clive Owen LLP, commented: “Alison, who has worked hard to make sure she is as highly qualified and knowledgeable as possible, is a great asset to the firm and its clients.

“Her promotion is well-deserved and is indicative of her professional commitment and dedication to providing bespoke, high quality support and advice to clients.”

Jeanette Hennessy, Careline Lifestyles

Newcastle-based nursing and residential care provider Careline Lifestyles has appointed Jeanette Hennessey as finance manager.

Jeanette’s career history includes work with a family-run firm of architects, Milligans Bakery and Cramlington-based Tommee Tippee.

Alongside her new role Jeanette is studying towards a qualification with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Chief executive officer of Careline Lifestyles, Rahul Sharma, commented: “Jeanette was brought into the team because of her experience and to bring the financial aspect of the company into the modern digital age.

“She’ll also be a fresh pair of eyes to help streamline procedures and enable us to take on more acquisitions. Jeanette is a very welcome addition to the Careline family.”

Lara Marshall, Suzanne Layfield, Chris Ferguson, Chris Wray, Liam Bell, Chris Renshaw, Patricia McGuiness, Fred Anson, Ollie Lamb and Olivia Nailon, RMT Accountants

Gosforth firm RMT Accountants has scaled up resources by making ten new appointments in the business.

Lara Marshall and Suzanne Layfield have joined the firm’s client services team in assistant manager and audit senior roles respectively. Suzanne commented: “I was looking at a number of different options around the region, but as soon as I came through the doors at RMT, it felt right and the type of environment in which I wanted to work”.

Chris Ferguson and Chris Wray have both joined the firm’s specialist recovery and insolvency team, and Liam Bell and Chris Renshaw are now part of the firm’s technology support division RMT Technology.

Patricia McGuiness is working within its outsourcing team, Fred Anson has joined the business as a corporate tax assistant and Ollie Lamb and Olivia Nailon are both working in RMT’s audit & accounts team.

Commenting on the appointments, RMT Accountants managing director Mike Pott explained: “Activity levels in all our divisions are continuing to rise, and we need to ensure we have the right skills and resources in place to meet this demand.”

“Recruiting highly capable and experienced staff for roles in which they can help our clients meet their commercial and personal goals while also developing their own careers is an essential part of our strategic growth plan.”

Dean Glendinning, Surgo

Construction company Surgo has appointed Dean Glendinning as its after sales manager.

Joining from a 16 year tenure at a national construction company, Dean will take responsibility for the management of ongoing after sales care on completed projects and coordinate contractors and site teams for required snagging works.

Speaking about his new appointment, Dean said: “It’s great to join such a well-established company as Surgo.

“After speaking with others in the industry and learning about Surgo’s reputation, I am excited to start my new role and work with my team to provide the continued level of after sales care clients have come to expect when working with Surgo.”

Surgo’s director, Jeff Alexander added: “I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Dean. I believe his experience, and knowledge of the project completion process fits perfectly with the service we have been providing for many years.”

Mark Egner, Shaun Reardon-John and Kieran Kelly, Square One Law

Commercial law firm Square One Law has appointed Mark Egner and Shaun Reardon-John as senior associates and Kieran Kelly as assistant solicitor,

Recently returned to the region from the British Virgin Islands, Shaun has experience international insolvency and arbitration as well as a range of international contacts.

Formerly at firm Watson Burton, Mark qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and has a range of litigation experience including property litigation and disputes involving issues such as contracts, companies, intellectual property, insolvency issues, and injunctive relief.

Gillian Tatt, head of the litigation team said: “I am delighted to welcome Mark, Shaun and Kieran to our experienced team.

“We are building a team that has expertise in key areas in relation to litigation and dispute resolution and Mark and Shaun bring with them a wealth of experience and knowledge dealing with commercial and international litigation.”

Nick Elkin, Matt Wragg, Sandra Tang and Kathryn Lee, BMC Recruitment Group

Newcastle consultancy BMC Recruitment Group has welcomed Nick Elkin, Matt Wragg, Sandra Tang and Kathryn Lee to its team.

Nick joins as finance consultant strengthening the BMC finance team. He brings with him a network built from his three years of experience in recruitment, working exclusively in the finance sector.

Matt has been appointed as senior consultant in BMC’s technology division. With 20 years of recruitment experience within the IT sector, Matt will support BMC’s clients to develop their own technology teams.

Sandra has been appointed as the firm’s new marketing manager, and Kathryn has joined as managing finance consultant with over 20 years of experience in financial recruitment specialising in public practice and specialist markets.

Commenting on the new appointments, BMC Recruitment Group managing director Chris Milnes said: “We are delighted to welcome so many strong additions to our team. BMC are continuing to expand in personnel and within the industry.”