Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments 11.06.2025 Financial services firm appoints three new partners Chippenham-based financial expert Old Mill has appointed three new partners. Financial planner Stuart Coombe, audit specialist David Jones, and rural accountancy specialist Phil Kirkpatrick will all become partners on July 1, bringing the total number within the firm to […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments 27.05.2025 Thames Valley law firm appoints new partner Thames Valley law firm Gardner Leader has expanded its dispute resolution team with the appointment of Lynsey Smith as partner. Listed in the 2025 Legal 500 for both commercial litigation and franchising, Lynsey joins from IBB Law and brings […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments 27.05.2025 Small business lender SWIG Finance appoints new director Small business lender SWIG Finance has appointed Nicola Parker to the role of lending and markets director. The appointment comes four years after Nic was promoted to senior business manager. In her new role she will take responsibility for […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments 22.05.2025 Women in Leadership champion appointed CEO of Swindon-based tech institute The Swindon-based professional body for the IT industry has appointed Sharron Gunn as group chief executive. Sharron Gunn takes over the leadership of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT from interim CEO Rob Deri. She has been working with […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday June 11 2025 Financial services firm appoints three new partners Chippenham-based financial expert Old Mill has appointed three new partners. Financial planner Stuart Coombe, audit specialist David Jones, and rural accountancy specialist Phil Kirkpatrick will all become partners on July 1, bringing the total number within the firm to […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Tuesday May 27 2025 Thames Valley law firm appoints new partner Thames Valley law firm Gardner Leader has expanded its dispute resolution team with the appointment of Lynsey Smith as partner. Listed in the 2025 Legal 500 for both commercial litigation and franchising, Lynsey joins from IBB Law and brings […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Tuesday May 27 2025 Small business lender SWIG Finance appoints new director Small business lender SWIG Finance has appointed Nicola Parker to the role of lending and markets director. The appointment comes four years after Nic was promoted to senior business manager. In her new role she will take responsibility for […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Thursday May 22 2025 Women in Leadership champion appointed CEO of Swindon-based tech institute The Swindon-based professional body for the IT industry has appointed Sharron Gunn as group chief executive. Sharron Gunn takes over the leadership of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT from interim CEO Rob Deri. She has been working with […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday May 21 2025 Change at the top for Swindon-based specialist recruitment agency Swindon-based specialist recruitment agency Aligra has appointed Andy Rowlatt as managing director as part of a leadership restructure. Founder and current managing director Mark Neilson will become Group CEO under the restructure. The change will give Mark (left) time […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Tuesday May 20 2025 WestSpring IT appoints new CEO Bristol-based tech solutions company WestSpring IT has appointed Emma Carter as its CEO. Emma took the helm on May 1. The business leader is well known in Swindon, where she held senior positions at Excalibur Communications, Smarter Media, and […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Thursday May 15 2025 Apetito appoints new customer service director Trowbridge-based frozen ready meals manufacturer Apetito has appointed Jason Keegan as its new customer service and distribution director. Jason has 30 years in logistics and supply chain management, having worked for New Look, Marks & Spencer and Nisbets. He […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday May 14 2025 PPS director retires, to be replaced by his daughter Swindon based chartered accountant PPS has appointed Elaine Thomson as a director. Elaine is stepping into the shoes of her father Roger Bloomer, who is retiring. Roger became a director of PPS Chartered Accountants two years ago when Roger […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday May 14 2025 GWP co-founder to retire after 35 years One of the founders of Wiltshire-based packaging specialist GWP is to retire after nearly 35 years with the firm. Ian Heskins – along with David Pedley and Charles Eatwell – established Great Western Packaging in 1990. Eventually becoming GWP […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Friday May 9 2025 Hills Group appoints new divisional managing directors A Swindon company that is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year has appointed new managing directors for its waste solutions and homes divisions. Neil Pollard has been promoted from divisional director – commercial, to divisional managing director, waste solutions […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday April 30 2025 Wiltshire law firm appoints two new equity partners Wiltshire law firm Forrester Sylvester Mackett has appointed solicitors Jane Healey and Stewart Donald as equity partners. Jane, who joined the Chippenham-headquartered firm in 2019, heads the Frome office and became a salaried partner in 2020. The firm has […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday April 30 2025 Independent house builder appoints new COO Independent house builder Redcliffe Homes has appointed Jon Burcombe as chief operating officer. The Bristol-based builder has created the role as part of its strategic expansion plans. Tom O’Connor, Chief Executive of Redcliffe Homes CEO Tom O’Connor said: “Jon’s […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday April 23 2025 BusinessWise appoints new vice-chair Wiltshire businesswoman Janet Shreeve has been appointed as vice-chair of Swindon’s long-standing business referral group BusinessWise. The independent, not for profit business group is one of the most established in the town and the county with a history dating […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Wednesday April 23 2025 Computing’s professional body appoints new COO The Swindon-headquartered professional body for the IT industry has appointed a new chief operating officer. Joanna Quirk joins BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT from The Chartered Institute of Building, where she worked as chief operating officer, bringing a […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Appointments Tuesday April 15 2025 Swindon-based truck-maker appoints new MD as lorries go electric Swindon-based commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus UK has appointed a new managing director. Jan Kohlmeier, who will take up his new position on August 1, will guide the company through the process of electrifying its vehicles. Man […]
