Five former trainees are celebrating after becoming fully qualified lawyers at Newcastle law firm Muckle LLP.
Charlotte Dickinson and George Smith have secured positions as solicitors in the real estate team, Hayden Richards has been appointed to the corporate team and Jack Dawson has joined the commercial team. Hannah Beer, meanwhile, joins the growing employment team.
Jason Wainwright, managing partner, said: “We’re delighted that our newly-qualified solicitors Charlotte, George, Hannah, Hayden and Jack have taken up positions within our specialist legal teams at Muckle. Particularly as it represents another year of 100% trainee retention, with each of our qualifying lawyers choosing to stay with us.”
“Like everyone here, they are committed to providing our clients with technically excellent service. They all also play active roles in several internal initiatives that make Muckle such a fantastic place to work, like our workplace running club – the Muckle Runners - and our mental health awareness team.”
The Port of Tyne has announced that Kate O’Hara will join its business development team as commercial director.
A graduate of Northumbria University, Ms O’Hara brings with her a wealth of experience in the travel industry having held senior leadership positions at Teesside Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport, the Port of Dover, and more recently as CEO of London City Cruise Port.
Matt Beeton, Port of Tyne CEO, said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Kate to the team. She brings extensive experience gained in the aviation, hospitality and the maritime sector and will play a key role in achieving our Tyne 2050 strategy.”
Ms O’ Hara said: “It’s an exciting time to join the Port of Tyne, and I am looking forward to working closely with the commercial and executive team in helping to deliver our ambitious and exciting transformation agenda across our core business streams,” said Kate.
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Global real estate advisory firm Cushman & Wakefield has announced a Newcastle promotion among 71 across its EMEA business.
Gagan Jagpal, who is part of the capital markets team in Newcastle, has been promoted to senior surveyor.
Mr Jagpal joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2015 on the graduate programme and has been involved in various investment deals for clients including Home Group, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust and local property investors.
David Wilson, head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Newcastle office, said: “Encouraging and enabling colleagues to develop and progress at Cushman & Wakefield ensures we continue to lead the industry and offer the best service to our clients. Congratulations to Gagan who has made an outstanding contribution to the Newcastle office, I wish him further success in the future.”
CheaperWaste has announced three new key strategic roles.
The Newcastle-based waste management company – part of the CheaperGroup – has appointed managing director Stewart Renfrew, people strategy director Michael Shane, and marketing manager Carolyn Simpson.
The company specialises in waste collection and disposal services for small to medium size businesses throughout the 海角视频.
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Mr Renfrew brings with him 20 years of leadership experience and knowledge of managing SME businesses. Mr Shane has over 16 years’ experience in human resources and training and specialises in developing strategies for excellence in growing businesses worldwide.
Ms Simpson, meanwhile, was previously marketing specialist at Stock Exchange listed manufacturer Zytronic.
Mr Renfrew said: “With the additional investment into our staff, communications and advanced online services, we will be driving the waste management industry forward and offering our customers an innovative and advanced service that has not previously been available to small and medium-sized businesses.”
Durham-based healthy snack wholesaler Epicurium has made two senior appointments following a significant period of growth.
New head of sales and marketing Mark Jerdan joins the business with a breath of experience following 20 years at P&G, working across sales, market, finance and R&D. He joins the team following a senior position, managing the distributor business for P&G, covering 450 customers across the 海角视频 and Europe.
He said: “It’s such an exciting time to be joining the team at Epicurium. My aim is to develop the business into the number one go-to distributor for on trend, innovative products by providing consumer and category insights to our customers which drives mutual value and business for our partners.”
Sam Ayton, national account manager also joins the business with a wealth of experience following positions at SHS and Coca-Cola. He will be looking after major forecourt brands, working to grow customer accounts nationally as part of the expanded sales and marketing team.
He said: “I’m looking forward to working with our clients and building on those relationships with our new and emerging brands. It’s great to be part of such an exciting growth area for the business.”
Planning and development consultancy Lichfields has promoted Newcastle-based director Anthony Greally to senior director.
Mr Greally, who has been with Lichfields for 20 years, is a planning adviser to the commercial and industrial sectors.
He acts for owners of some of the North East’s main employment locations including Team Valley Trading Estate and intu Metrocentre, and is currently working with the South Tees Development Corporation on the redevelopment of the former Redcar steelworks site.
Mr Greally said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my career with Lichfields to date, in what is one of the country’s largest planning offices. The work is varied and interesting and we have contributed to many of the region’s most significant, ground-breaking developments over the years.”