APPOINTMENTS
ANNA mcclimonds
CHRISTOPHER McCLUSKEY
JAYNE BRADY
Anna McClimonds has been appointed Assistant Solicitor in the Litigation Department at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors. Prior to completing her training contract at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Anna worked as a paralegal in the Property department at a large Belfast law firm. Christopher McCluskey has been appointed Assistant Solicitor in the Litigation Department at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors, where in addition to general Commercial Litigation Christopher’s main areas of work include Debt Recovery, Mortgage Repossession and Product Liability. Kernel Capital has appointed Jayne Brady as a Partner based at its newly opened Belfast Office in Donegall Square. Jayne is current Chairman of the Institution of Engineering and Technology in Northern Ireland and has served as a Board member of Momentum, the trade body representing the ICT sector in Northern Ireland.
MANDY PATRICK
LESLEY-ANN STARRETT
PAULINE POOTS
Mandy Patrick, director of the Park Avenue Hotel has been appointed President of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation, the trade association that promotes the business interests of the hotel and guesthouse sector. The Federation was formed in 1999 and Mrs Patrick, who was made an MBE in 2010 for her contribution to tourism, is its first female president. Lesley-Ann Starrett has been appointed Associate Director and Head of Office for Abbey Bond Lovis in Armagh. Having entered the industry on a graduate training programme 15 years ago, Lesley-Ann has worked primarily as a commercial broker, concentrating on SME business. ASM Chartered Accountants has appointed Pauline Poots as a Director in the firm’s Belfast office. Pauline joined the firm over eight years ago, having previously worked with another large professional services firm and the Ministry of Defence. In her new role, Pauline will also be responsible for ensuring the further growth of the Internal Audit department.
HELEN CATERS
STEPHEN MELDRUM
DR NOEL PURDY
The Culloden Estate & Spa has announced the appointment of Helen Caters as its new General Manager. Helen, who was previously General Manager at Malmaison Liverpool, is from Northern Ireland and has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry working for a range of hotels locally and in Liverpool. Stephen Meldrum, who previously managed the 5-star Culloden Estate & Spa, is moving role within the Hastings Group to take over as the head of the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa. Dr Noel Purdy has been appointed as chair of the Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum, which has a membership of over 25 regional statutory and voluntary organisations. Dr Purdy is currently Head of Education Studies and Chair of the B Ed Primary at Stranmillis University College.
82 NOVEMBER 2013