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Expanding RSM Tenon boosts Swindon office

February 15, 2012
By Owen Fishwick

RSM Tenon in Swindon has made three appointments to support its growth plans for the office. Ian Brewer has joined as a tax senior having spent four years at Morris Owen Accountants in Swindon. He will be working in the personal tax team, helping look after a large private client base. Noel Hadden has...

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Beard builds its board

January 19, 2012
By Robert Buckland
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Neil Sherreard, former managing director of Cowlin Construction, will be joining Swindon-based building contractor Beard as non-executive director to bring new thinking to the firm. Neil’s extensive experience of delivering multi-million pound projects throughout the South West of England will now be harnessed in the drive to achieve 100 per cent success in ‘prompt...

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New sales appointment at Access Displays

January 6, 2012
By Robert Buckland
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Exhibition specialists Access Displays have appointed Paul Hughes as internal sales manager. Paul joins the Access team from freight forwarding giants, D.B.Schenker, where he headed up new business development for the Contract Logistics Division, and will bring his wealth of experience in growing business activity to increase the penetration of Access Displays products in the...

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Financial adviser Camilla’s a jolly good Fellow

January 4, 2012
By Robert Buckland
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Camilla Atkins of Monahans Financial Services has become a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society (FPFS), the highest accolade available to independent financial advisers. Less than 2% of UK financial advisers have been awarded Fellowship status of the Personal Finance Society, the professional body for those working in the financial services industry and which...

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New regional senior corporate banker at HSBC

November 25, 2011
By Owen Fishwick

HSBC has appointed Paul Wood as senior corporate banking manager for the South West. In his new role Paul will focus on the extensive corporate market in the region, supporting businesses with a turnover of £25m-plus and ensuring that HSBC continues to meet the needs of its corporate clients. Paul will report to Mark...

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Love nominated as chairman of the year

November 17, 2011
By Robert Buckland
Love nominated as chairman of the year

South West entrepreneur Mike Love (pictured) was shortlisted last night for Grant Thornton's 2012 Chairman of the Year Quoted Company awards. Dr Love has grown a number of companies, including CODASciSys, which at its peak featured in the Top 50 companies on AIM. It was taken private by Unit4 Agresso in 2008 in a deal...

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Former Barclays Bank regional boss joins Lloyds

October 31, 2011
By Owen Fishwick

Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets has extended its South West and South Wales team with the appointment of Paul Harvey as business development director.  Paul joins the Bristol-based team after six years at the helm of Barclays Corporate in the South West and brings with him 30 years’ experience in corporate banking. Paul will focus...

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SciSys boss to take a back seat

October 27, 2011
By Robert Buckland
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SciSys executive chairman and founder Mike Love is to step back from day-to-day control of the Chippenham-based hi-tech company to become non executive chairman.  The firm said in a statement today that he will, however, remain a director and significant shareholder in the group.   SciSys, whose pre-tax profits rose 83% to £1.1m in the...

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Promotion for Paula at Banks Chartered Accountants

October 3, 2011
By Robert Buckland

Banks Chartered Accountants have appointed Paula Forbes-Smith to the role of accounts manager. Paula studied at Liverpool University and spent a further year in the city working for a firm of accountants before joining Swindon-based Banks 11 years ago.   A Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, she has undergone all her...

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From the streets to the record books for local athlete

September 26, 2011
By Robert Buckland
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  Local athlete Mike Buss is attracting a lot of interest as well as business in Swindon with his success at breaking world records both for charity and as a brand ambassador for business. Mike has broken more than 40 world fitness records and recently broke a world record in front of 80,000 people...

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