People: Alcedo Care; Club L London; Grant Thornton UK; Capify; Triodos Bank; LGT Wealth Management; Bermans
To support North West-based Alcedo Care’s future growth, its marketing team has been strengthened with a trio of appointments – Andrew Cara as Graphic Design Manager, plus Regina Copado and Jialin Zhou as Digital Marketing Managers.
Andrew, from Southport, worked at Design Production and Installation for almost 20 years specialising in events, exhibitions and signage before joining Alcedo.
Regina, who is originally from Spain but currently living in Manchester, has worked in digital marketing with companies across the globe. At Alcedo she will be tasked with developing and implementing marketing strategies for the group, ensuring brand values reach as many people as possible.
Jialin, from Wirral, who previously worked in high technology and clinical research industries, joins Alcedo Care to develop its digital marketing strategies and deliver campaigns for the company’s Live-In Care division.
Managing director, Andy Boardman, said: “With 22 branches across the North of England and Wales, and a strong portfolio of care services, it was the right time to expand our marketing team.
“With the appointment of Andy, Regina and Jialin, we can create and carry out targeted marketing campaigns that align with the company’s strategy, ultimately reaching new clients.”
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Richard Wing
Manchester-based global womenswear and lifestyle brand, Club L London, has announced Richard Wing as its new Chief Financial Officer.
Richard brings extensive experience from leading e-commerce brands in the North West, including AO World, Missguided, and The Hut Group, where he played a pivotal role during periods of exceptional growth and change.
He said: “My mission at Club L London is to drive sustainable and profitable growth. I am driven by innovation and excited about our upcoming initiatives, which will not only drive our growth but also solidify Club L London’s position as the leading affordable luxury fashion house. Achieving this position has always been a personal career ambition of mine, and I’m grateful to Katie and the team for giving me this opportunity.”
Richard will report directly to CEO, Katie Randev, contributing to company strategy and ensuring strategic alignment.
Club L London boasts six dedicated international sites and has grown its headcount by 25% year-over-year.
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Ian Rowland
Business and financial advisory firm, Grant Thornton UK, has promoted tax specialist Ian Rowland to Partner.
Based in Grant Thornton’s Manchester office, Ian has more than 20 years of experience working with businesses undertaking research and development (R&D) across all sectors and will continue to support a range of clients of all sizes, with a particular focus on fast growing, dynamic businesses in the mid-market.
Ian said: “I am excited to be promoted to Partner and am proud of our great team, as well as the firm’s supportive culture, and agile working policy for families. I look forward to building on our success and further growing our market share, while championing inclusivity and diversity within our team.”
Mick Frankish, North West Practice Lead for Grant Thornton UK, said: “As the UK looks towards increasing investment into research and development, our work in providing mid-market businesses with shrewd tax advice is imperative. Ian’s experience and expertise are both exemplary and I have no doubt that in his new position he will help deliver more success for the team.”
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Jamie Stewart
Capify, a Manchester-based SME lender, has appointed Jamie Stewart as Director of Strategic Initiatives.
Jamie, the founder and former MD of Think Business Loans, brings extensive experience and SME expertise to Capify. In his role at Think, he successfully oversaw the deployment of more than £1bn in funding to more than 10,000 customers, prior to its sale to Bionic in 2019. Since then, Jamie set up Anidea, a Strategic Consultancy firm.
His arrival marks another milestone during a significant growth phase for Capify. Having leveraged a new £100m credit line from Pollen Street Capital earlier this year, the company has made a succession of senior team appointments recently and is actively developing an expanded product suite.
Jamie said: “Capify is a pioneer in the alternative lending space, with a solid foundation and a clear vision for the future. I look forward to collaborating with the team to develop new partnerships that will further enhance our ability to provide quick, reliable funding solutions to SMEs.
John Rozenbroek, COO/CFO at Capify, said: “Jamie’s insight and leadership will be invaluable in achieving our mission to support SMEs with the funding they need to thrive.”
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Tom Procter
Triodos Bank UK, has appointed Tom Procter as Senior Relationship Manager for North West England, within the Wellbeing sector of the business banking team.
In this role, Tom will assist business owners who deliver support to the most vulnerable in society, contributing to Triodos’s growing positive social and environmental impact.
Tom has nearly 20 years’ experience in banking, with previous positions held at Barclays and Allica Bank. He said: “I’m excited for future opportunities at Triodos Bank and seeking to support businesses who deliver positive impact to society. Our doors are open for impact operators who are making changes for the better, whether that be in care, children’s nurseries or the wider wellbeing sector.”
Triodos’s recent business banking activity has included backing a number of care home operators in the North West, down to the Midlands, in the acquisition of further homes to grow their individual care offering to more of the most vulnerable in society.
Phill Bate, Director of Business Banking at Triodos Bank UK, said: “It’s great to welcome Tom to the team, and benefit from his valuable experience of financing the healthcare sector.”
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From left: Fahim Amdani, Simon Reeks, Michael Waddington
LGT Wealth Management has made three new appointments to its Manchester office as part of its strategic regional growth.
Following the opening of its Manchester office in March, the team has been actively seeking opportunities for strategic growth. The three new members are Simon Reeks, Fahim Amdani, and Michael Waddington.
Simon is an investment manager with more than 30 years’ experience working with high-net-worth private clients, pension funds, corporations, family trusts and charities across the UK. Prior to joining LGT Wealth Management, Simon was most recently a Partner at Evelyn Partners and formerly Head of Private Clients at Midas Investment Management.
Fahim joins as a Wealth Manager from UBS, where he was a Director and prior to that held Private Banking roles at JP Morgan and Barclays. With 14 years’ financial services experience, he is experienced in advising high-net-worth families on their investments across all asset classes and on their multi-generational wealth structuring.
Michael joins the team as Office Manager after spending the past seven years with Evelyn Partners (formerly Tilney). With more than 40 years’ operational experience within the stockbroking and wealth management industry, Michael will be available to assist clients and build the client support team in Manchester.
Andrew Davies, Partner and Head of Regions at LGT Wealth Management, said: “Long term investment in our regional offices is essential for sustainable growth. It not only allows us to attract and retain top talent, but it enables us to build robust local networks and infrastructure.
“By strengthening our presence across the regions, we can better serve our clients who are located outside of London, deepen our understanding of local markets and foster closer relationships with clients in these regions. Simon, Fahim and Michael bring a wealth of client experience to our rapidly growing Manchester office.”
Ben Snee, CEO of LGT Wealth Management, said: “We are committed to the continued development of our regional teams across the UK, which we believe will be critical to our growth as we continue to deliver exceptional value to our clients. The opening of our Manchester office was an important part of that strategy and we’re delighted to see that team grow.”
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From left: Sarah Wellicome, Jon Davage, Sarah Collier
Manchester and Liverpool commercial law firm Bermans has added two new partners to its growing team, employment partner Sarah Collier and litigation specialist Sarah Wellicome.
Sarah Collier brings more than 15 years’ experience in supporting SMEs with a full range of day-to-day employment advice ranging from redundancies, disciplinaries and grievances, as well as advising and supporting businesses on discrimination and sexual harassment matters, shareholder disputes, settlement agreements and in-house training. She will be based in the firm’s Manchester office as a partner in the employment team.
Sarah Wellicome is coming in to head the firm’s invoice and asset finance litigation team following the retirement of partner Andrew Henderson after 39 years with the firm.
Sarah, who will be based in the firm’s Manchester office, qualified in 2007 and previously headed up a busy litigation team dealing with property litigation on a range of high value and complex disputes for secured lenders and receivers in the High Court and through mediation and ADR.
Just last month the firm added Charlotte Mills as a partner in its corporate team from sister law firm, Jackson Lees. These latest appointments take the number of partners at the firm to 20.
Jon Davage, managing director of Bermans, said: “Our litigation work is thriving, so Sarah Wellicome’s arrival will further drive growth within this nationally renowned team. Further, the planned changes to employment legislation by the new Labour government will be an ideal opportunity for Sarah Collier to contribute to the growth of the employment team and add real value to our active client base.”
