Business advisory firm Ryecroft Glenton (RG) has welcomed eight new team members across its audit, accounts and agriculture teams.
The firm has strengthened its audit team with the addition of Vashenka Naidoo and Anton Vassilounis as two audit seniors, while Emily Halsall and James Bell join the firm鈥檚 accounts department. Jake Macintosh and Connor Priest also join the audit department, and two trainees 鈥 Stephanie Roots and Alex Shipsey 鈥 are studying for their accounting technician qualification.
Partner Peter Glenton said: 鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome such a talented and diverse group of individuals to RG. Their ambition and enthusiasm for building their careers with us is clear, and they are excellent examples of the kind of talent RG attracts. As a firm with more than 120 years of history, we believe it is essential to keep our eyes firmly on the future, both in the way we advise our clients and in the way we invest in our people.鈥
Newcastle housebuilder Bellway has appointed Shane Doherty as chief financial officer. Mr Doherty, who was the group CFO of Cairn Homes PLC , a company trading on both the Euronext Dublin and the LSE, until April 2024, will join Bellway on December 2 when he will be appointed as a member of the board. Before Cairn he held a number of other senior finance roles across sectors including CFO at Morgan McKinley and European finance director at Flutter Entertainment PLC, formerly Paddy Power Betfair PLC.
Mr Doherty said: 鈥淚 am delighted to be joining Bellway as chief financial ifficer. Bellway is recognised as a leading 海角视频 housebuilder with an excellent track record of delivering both strong shareholder returns and high鈥恞uality, sustainable homes. I look forward to working with the Bellway team in executing its long-term volume growth plans.鈥
He will replace Keith Adey, who will be stepping down from his current role as group finance director on December 1. Mr Adey will remain on the board and will continue to have an active role in the business as an executive director until March 2025.
Sedgefield tech firm Filtronic has appointed Laurence Scullion as its new director of product engineering. Mr Scullion has over two decades of leadership experience in hybrid electronics, semiconductors, scaling manufacturing and innovative product development. Before joining Filtronic, he served as the back-end senior director at Pragmatic.
His appointment comes as Filtronic focuses on expanding its global footprint and boosting its technological capabilities.
He said: 鈥淔iltronic鈥檚 commitment to pushing the boundaries of high-frequency communication technology aligns perfectly with my passion for innovation. I鈥檓 eager to collaborate with this talented team to develop advanced engineering solutions that meet the evolving needs of our global customers. Together, we鈥檒l drive technological advancements while fostering a culture of mentorship and continual development within the engineering community.鈥
Atom bank has appointed Ayshea Robertson as its new chief people officer. Ms Robertson joins from Zen Internet, the internet service provider, where she spent six years as CPO and board director. She has significant experience leading HR functions at a range of businesses over including at Bellway Homes, Technology Services Group and Newcastle Building Society.
In her role, she will drive innovation and performance and focus on the continued expansion of the bank鈥檚 initiatives in the North East to create opportunities and address the region鈥檚 skills gap, overseeing Atom鈥檚 programme of internships and mentoring opportunities for local students.
She said: 鈥淚鈥檓 hugely excited to be joining Atom at a crucial stage of development for the business. I love the purpose, vision and values of Atom - they match my own value set, and being part of a purpose-led business is very important to me.鈥
Two Newcastle-based lawyers who took different routes into the profession have qualified as solicitors into Muckle LLP鈥檚 agriculture, estates and rural property team. Anna Douglas has qualified at the end of her six-year solicitor apprenticeship and philosophy graduate Cameron Horton has completed his two-year training contract, both taking up positions in the firm鈥檚 specialist team.
Ms Douglas joined Muckle through the North-East Solicitors鈥 Apprenticeship programme in 2022 as an apprentice solicitor straight after completing her A levels at Emmanuel College sixth form.
Her work at Muckle LLP includes helping with rural residential purchases and sales, landed estate management, rural commercial leasing, energy projects and dealing with Land Registry applications.
Originally from Manchester, Cameron Horton studied philosophy at Durham University before taking the Graduate Diploma at the University of Law in Manchester. He advises on rural property development work, sales and purchases of farms and estates, land registration, minerals transactions and landed estate management work. He also has experience in the banking, real estate and dispute resolution teams.
David Towns, partner and head of agriculture, estates and rural property, said: 鈥淚 am delighted that Cam and Anna have accepted full-time roles with us. They are exceptional lawyers who really buy into our 鈥榤uddy boots鈥 approach, and its satisfying to be able to take on this home-grown talent. I鈥檓 proud of them both for their dedication and hard work and it has clearly paid off.
鈥淥ur team has seen exponential growth since it was started in March 2018, creating opportunities for a large team of people to grow and develop careers in this niche area of law. My aim is to continue to that trend so we can offer more opportunities to other talented young lawyers in this field.鈥
