Patent and trade mark law firm Forresters has added three new faces to its Birmingham office.
The practice, which can trace its roots back to 1884 when Charles Ketley established it in Birmingham, has recruited trainee patent attorneys Jonathan Foster, Ben Shepherd and Olivia Wang.
Mr Foster came to the firm after working as a financial software developer at a Belfast-based company before which he studied for a masters in mechanical engineering.
Mr Shepherd has been working on a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Nottingham for the last four years which has involved developing a novel process to produce oil from woody biomass.
Ms Wang recently graduated from Imperial College London where she was studying chemical with nuclear engineering.
Forresters partner Tim Ashton said: "We are proud of our strong roots in Birmingham and pleased to see the team here continues to grow.
"We are pleased to welcome our new team members who will carry on the work we do at Forresters, ensuring our clients have robust protection for their valuable business assets."
The NEC Group has appointed a new chief development officer.
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Alan Maynard's appointment completes the group's new-look board structure which also includes the recent appointment of Richard Ashton as chief finance officer.
Mr Maynard takes up his position following 12 years as a partner at Darwin Private Equity during which time he built up experience in helping businesses grow.
Law firm Shoosmiths has expanded its specialised banking offering in Birmingham with the appointment of an asset-based lending team.
Partners Jon Bew and Natalie Barnes and solicitor Alistair Hayes have been recruited while Andrew Watson will join as a consultant at the end of 2019.
The new team will work alongside the firm's restructuring, finance litigation and debt recovery teams to offer asset-based lending clients a broad range of services.
Birmingham PR and marketing agency Big Cat has appointed a new communications director.
Heather Hopkin is working with the firm in an interim capacity for maternity cover.
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Law firm Gowling WLG (海角视频) has appointed a new chairman.
Andy Stylianou will take over the post in May after incumbent Andrew Witts decided to return to his fraud and asset recovery practice next spring.
Mr Stylianou is a long-standing corporate merger and private equity partner.
Birmingham-based software testing company Edge Testing Solutions has appointed Poorva Baderia as business development manager to target financial sector clients in the Midlands and South of England.
She will operate out of the firm's Birmingham and London offices, with a primary focus on financial services and asset management.
Ms Badeira is a former engineer who relocated from India to study business technology consultancy at Henley Business School and has previously worked at Tata Consultancy Services.
Inspector and building control specialist Ball & Berry has further bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of regional director Richard Cymler.
He is charged with overseeing the expansion of Ball & Berry's new Birmingham office, which opened in March, as well as leading on several high-profile projects currently live within the city.
Mr Cymler has 35 years of experience across the building control sector, with specialisms in offices, industrial, sports stadia and education.