This week's Yorkshire appointments

This week’s round up of Yorkshire appointments includes Multitask Personnel, Blacks Solicitors & NSM. Read on to find out more.

Faye Warner, Kerry Medlock & Monika Grochocka, Multitask Personnel

Rotherham based specialist recruiters, Multitask Personnel, have added three new members to the team as the company continues to grow and invest in their staff in 2022, with Faye Warner, Kerry Medlock, and Monika Grochocka becoming the latest members to join.

Faye has previously owned her own business and has worked with Multitask Personnel before on specialist projects and is now in her new role as key account recruiter. Kerry has spent most of her career in customer service and sales roles in contact centres and joins as a Resourcer.

Monika has 8 years of experience working as a contract manager and joined the Multitask Personnel team as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant a few years ago, and since moving to Cyprus is now working as their new Remote Resource Consultant.

Claire Lee, managing director at Multitask Personnel comments: “At Multitask Personnel, we are keen to employ the best people for the job, but also those that fit in well with the team. Having Faye, Kerry and Monika on board means there is a wealth of different experience coming in, which helps strengthen the already well-rounded knowledge we have within the teams.

“I’m delighted to have them all on board. We are like one big happy family at Multitask Personnel, and it is a brilliant to have such a great bunch of people working with us.”

Beth Laidler, Matthew Hutchinson & Nick Rhodes, Blacks Solicitors

One of Leeds’ leading law firms, Blacks Solicitors, is investing in its future with the promotion of three employees to its senior team. The firm, which achieved £14.7m turnover to 31st March 2022, has promoted Beth Laidler, Matthew Hutchinson and Nick Rhodes to equity partners. They will join the senior team in leading the 191 strong firm into its next phase of growth.

Beth Laidler originally joined the firm in 2009 in the Commercial Property team as a trainee. Commenting on her appointment, Beth said: “It’s a privilege that my dedication to the firm over the years has been recognised, and that I have the opportunity to enhance the Blacks’ community by furthering our work in the areas of inclusivity, equality and diversity.”

Nick Rhodes was appointed as a trainee in 2004 where he started in the Wills & Probate team which he now leads. Matthew Hutchinson joined the Commercial Property team in 2016.

Tom Moyes, training partner at Blacks Solicitors, commented: “Investing in our people is crucial in ensuring we retain and attract the best legal talent that Yorkshire has to offer. We are always looking to strengthen our teams with strong leaders, particularly those who’ve worked their way up through the firm like Beth and Nick.”

Blacks Solicitors has also recently appointed Richard Morton as an equity partner and head of Banking law to grow the six-partner Corporate team, and develop a stand-alone Banking team.

Kim Howey, NSM

Industrial asset and property management specialists NSM has appointed Kim Howey as its new property manager for the North West.

Kim joins the growing company - with offices in Warrington and Doncaster – to help manage a range of logistics, SME and office assets across the M62 corridor and Midlands. Its current portfolio under management has grown to £374m so far this year.

She was previously residential and commercial property manager for The Next Big Thing, based in Liverpool, and before that worked for Regus as a community manager in Cardiff. Kim reports into associate director Jacqui Saunders and will be part of the Property Management team that manages 577 units nationally with a rent roll in excess of £20.67m.

NSM managing director Nicky Jones said: “Kim’s experience in both commercial property and asset management is a welcome addition on to the team and she has hit the ground running. Her knowledge of the North West property market is very strong and is already proving to be a real asset, both with our clients and their tenants.”

Kim added: “I’m looking forward to being able to add to my knowledge in the larger commercial property section and I’m very excited to be starting this new chapter in my career.”


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