Healthcare marketing communications agency Onyx Health has appointed Sarah Seilly as its head of medical education.
Ms Seilly joins the Newcastle company from Olympus Medical where, as lead clinical education specialist, she orchestrated programmes in collaboration with clinicians, optimising patient outcomes through innovative educational initiatives. She began her career as a nurse, specialising as a nurse advisor in the field of urology, then moved into supporting sales training and mentoring new colleagues.
She said: 鈥淢edical education is an ongoing journey and one that will continue to evolve through innovative and immersive offerings in the future. To meet the changing needs of a healthcare sector characterised by a reduced workforce and healthcare professionals with limited time, educational content must be accessible 24/7 on multiple platforms to enhance confidence, knowledge, safety, and career progression.
鈥淐ollaboration with clinicians will be instrumental in achieving our client鈥檚 business objectives, furthering product education, and, most importantly, making a tangible impact on the lives of patients. As we further develop our team鈥檚 expertise, we鈥檒l focus on gaining invaluable insights through direct interaction with healthcare professionals and key opinion leaders to tailor educational strategies.鈥
The specialist healthcare division of RMT Accountants & Business Advisors has appointed James Bell as a tax manager. Mr Bell joins RMT Healthcare with more than two decades鈥 experience of working on the personal and business finances of healthcare professionals, with a particular emphasis on the dental sector.
He has worked in different roles with several of the region鈥檚 best-known professional services firms and has gained a strong reputation for his work in the dental sector over a number of years.
He said: 鈥淭he unique way in which healthcare providers operate and are regulated means they need specialised support and advice to ensure they can manage their personal and professional finances and responsibilities in the most appropriate ways. The speciality in dentistry that I鈥檝e developed through my career and RMT鈥檚 commitment to expanding its presence in this sector made coming here a really good career opportunity for me. The firm is living up to its reputation for being an enjoyable place to work with a positive, friendly culture, and I鈥檝e settled in really well.鈥
Property regeneration consultant AspinallVerdi has expanded with a key appointment at its office serving clients in the public and private sectors throughout the North East. Neil Kohli joins the growing practice as a consultant at its base in Newcastle Helix, Newcastle.
He arrives from Mysing Capital Group, a regional upmarket residential developer in the North East, where he worked as a development surveyor on luxury homebuilding projects. Prior to this, Mr Kohli achieved a masters in real estate and a degree in economics with business, both at Northumbria University. He is working towards achieving membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Brett Devenish, director and head of the Newcastle office, said: 鈥淏ringing Neil into our team provides us with a unique area of expertise given his experience working directly for a developer, which will further enhance the specialist advice we can provide to our growing base of North East clients.鈥
North East law firm Hay & Kilner has promoted Tom Whitfield to lead its commercial litigation and dispute resolution team Mr Whitfield has been promoted to lead the ten-strong team at the Newcastle firm, which works to resolve clients鈥 disputes at the earliest possible point, manage risks to their reputations and safeguard their ongoing commercial relationships.
He has over 25 years鈥 legal experience, gained across a wide range of industry sectors and areas of the law, and joined Hay & Kilner as a partner in 2019. Originally from Yorkshire, his main area of practice has been working on professional negligence cases brought against members of the professional services community.
He said: 鈥淩esolving commercial disputes at the earliest possible opportunity can save business owners and managers a great deal of time, money and anxiety, and allows them to stay fully focused on their day-to-day operations. Our excellent commercial litigation team covers a very broad range of subjects and clients, and has an extremely strong track record on which we鈥檙e now looking to build as we play our part in the practice鈥檚 continuing expansion.鈥
Jonathan Waters, managing partner at Hay & Kilner, added: 鈥淭om is a well-known and highly-regarded practitioner and a key member of our very successful commercial litigation team. He has all the skills and experience required to take on this new role and to be making even more of a contribution to the firm鈥檚 future development.鈥
Northumberland hospitality company The Doxford Group has announced five senior appointments following the opening of its new hotel, The Tempus. Darren McErlain has been appointed as group financial controller, a promotion that will see him support the group鈥檚 significant growth, which includes expanding upon its portfolio of two wedding venues and a boutique hotel, based on the 550-acre country estate near Alnwick.
He joined The Doxford Group in March 2022 as a management accountant and was instrumental in implementing several new systems that have contributed towards the group鈥檚 growth, and he will now lead a team of four.
He said: 鈥淭he Doxford Group has a clear sense of purpose and is one of the most resilient and thriving hospitality companies within the North East. I am thrilled with my appointment and the career progression opportunities, enabling me to support the company鈥檚 ambitious growth plans further, with a dynamic and driven team.鈥
Other new appointments include Vaida Cesneltye, who has joined the group as revenue manager for all three venues and has over 15 years of hospitality experience; Marcus Klemm who has been appointed to the new position of hotel manager at The Tempus; Katherine Goodwin who joins the team as executive assistant to the directors, Richard Shell and Mark Gubbins; and Joanne Percival who has been appointed as venue manager for Doxford Barns鈥攖he group鈥檚 barn wedding venue.
Commercial and private client law firm Sweeney Miller Law has added to its senior leadership team with the promotion of head of family law, Rebecca Cresswell, to partner. Ms Cresswell started her career in a personal injury firm but moved to Sweeney Miller, which has offices in Newcastle and Sunderland, during her training in 2016, where she became involved in litigation and family law.
She qualified as a chartered legal executive in 2017 and was promoted to head of the family and litigation departments in May 2020, before cross-qualifying as a solicitor.
Operating between Sweeney Miller鈥檚 headquarters in Gosforth and its Sunderland office, she deals with divorce, separation, financial settlements, issues relating to children, nuptial and cohabitation agreements, as well as overseeing a period of significant growth at the firm鈥檚 Family Law department.
She said: 鈥淏ecoming partner has been a life-long goal of mine, so being promoted still feels like a dream. I am looking forward to building on the progress the team has made so far and continuing to build the department and developing the existing team. It is a pleasure to work with Surbhi and the other partners to help grow Sweeney Miller as a whole and I would like to thank them for recognising my potential and offering me this opportunity to develop.鈥
