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New Round of Staff Promotions at PwC in Hull Focus on Growth PwC has announced a series of staff promotions in its Hull office.
having experience in a number of sectors including manufacturing, chemical processing and construction.
Pete Adams has been promoted to director in the Assurance practice. He joined the firm ten years ago and specialises in the consumer manufacturing, chemical processing and construction sectors. He has strong connections through the Hull and Humber business community and his client-base is drawn from listed, private equity and family-owned businesses in the region. Pete’s new role will see him join the firm’s leadership team taking responsibility for practice development and recruitment. Nicola Craven has been promoted to senior manager. She completed the firm’s ‘flying start’ programme at Newcastle University, a unique programme that combines a degree with paid work placements with the firm throughout university. Nicola joined the assurance practice in 2006. She works with a number of local clients covering family owned, private equity and listed business,
Mark Hawley has been promoted to manager. He joined the firm in 2007 as a Financial Mathematics graduate from the University of Hull. His portfolio predominantly consists of both local and international manufacturing clients who are based in the East Yorkshire region. Matthew Renshaw has also been become a manager. He joined PwC in 2010 after qualifying as an auditor at a small firm in Grimsby. He specialises in external audits for a range of clients. Richard Bunter, senior partner in PwC’s Hull office said: “I am very pleased to congratulate all of our staff who have been promoted across the office. These promotions reflect our strategy of building the broadest and deepest range of specialists as possible. We are fortunate to be able to recruit and retain the best talent in these challenging economic
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conditions and these promotions reflect our continuing success as a growing business and focus on delivering outstanding client service in the Hull and Humber region.”
New Appointments at Rollitts Hull law firm Rollits has promoted three members of staff - including two to partner - as it continues to invest in talent. Chris Crystal (property) and Andrew Digwood (dispute resolution) have been promoted to partner. Chris, who joined Rollits in 2006 is a commercial property lawyer specialising in secured lending and corporate support in transactions work. Andrew specialises in intellectual property and property disputes. He spent three years in the commercial and intellectual property department of a national law firm before moving to Rollits in 2004. Clair Douglas (property), who has been with the
firm since 2001, has been promoted to the role of senior solicitor. She specialises in commercial property law, including land sales and purchases, wind farm development work and commercial leases, as well as high-value residential sales and purchases for private clients. Rollits Managing Partner Richard Field said: “We are delighted to invest in the existing talent we have in the firm. Chris, Andrew and Clair are excellent lawyers who have proved their worth through hard work and commitment to the firm and our clients. We congratulate them on their well-deserved promotions which are an acknowledgement of the hard work they have put in over the years.” The firm’s core business sectors are company and commercial (including employment), commercial property, commercial dispute resolution and private capital (high net worth private clients, families and trusts and substantial charitable organisations).
“We are delighted to invest in the existing talent we have in the firm. Chris, Andrew and Clair are excellent lawyers who have proved their worth through hard work and commitment to the firm and our clients. We congratulate them on their well-deserved promotions which are an acknowledgement of the hard work they have put in over the years.”
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