Business world wins praise in the honours list June 17, 2012 CARPHONE Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone was the sole business leader awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s birthday honours for 2012, announced over the weekend, in a year that saw industry and economic leaders garner just 12 per cent of accolades, down more than a full percentage point from 2011. However, Sir John Parker, chairman of [...]
Make the hard road to legal partnership easier to tread June 20, 2012 YOUNG lawyers face an uphill struggle in their battle to reach partnership. Rapid, pre-recession growth in legal services seemed to offer so much to graduate lawyers. But this growth has stalled, and now opportunities for internal promotion are severely restricted. Many will feel frustrated that previous avenues for progression have appeared to close off. Jeremy [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS May 14, 2012 Grant Thornton The professional services firm has appointed Andy Morgan as a partner in its London corporate finance team. Morgan is a technology expert and has over 17 years’ experience in mid-market mergers and acquisitions. He joins from PwC, where he led its UK technology, media and communications sector team. Mazars John McMahon has been [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS May 13, 2012 Rule Financial Pauline Parker has joined the provider of business and IT services to investment banks as head of its application managed services division. She joins Rule Financial from Temenos, the banking software solutions firm, where she served as a business consultant. Parker has also previously held the posts of Midas solutions director at Misys [...]
Deloitte sees UK revenue rises return August 9, 2011 UK REVENUES at Deloitte, one of the City’s big four accountancy firms, have risen by seven per cent over the past year, it said yesterday, returning to growth after seeing contraction since 2008. The global firm posted UK revenue of £1.9bn for the year to 31 May, up from £1.78bn in 2010. Chief executive and [...]
Making sure the shuttlecocks all fly on time in the London Games April 3, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 114 DAYS TO GO Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A It started with a belief that bringing the Games to London and hosting it in London was going to be a very good thing for the UK. We backed the [...]
Relaxed Sunday trading will only be for Olympics March 21, 2012 DESPITE speculation to the contrary, George Osborne was adamant yesterday that the relaxing of Sunday trading laws will be a temporary measure. “When millions of visitors come to Britain [this summer] we don’t want to hang up a ‘closed for business’ sign,” the chancellor said. But he added the legislation will be “limited… to eight Sundays [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS May 9, 2012 Assura Group The primary healthcare group has announced that Jenefer Greenwood has been appointed non-executive director with immediate effect. Greenwood is currently director of sales and lettings for Grosvenor Britain and Ireland and is also member of the board for the Crown Estate, where she chairs its remuneration committee. She will replace Claire Hollingsworth as [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS February 23, 2012 Deloitte Mike Sobers has been appointed as a partner to Deloitte’s enterprise risk service practice, a 1,000-strong team of professionals in the UK dedicated to helping businesses solve complex risk and control issues. Sobers joins Deloitte from Aviva, where he was the audit director with global responsibility for technology and project audit. During this time, [...]
Final three shortlisted to build Olympic homes March 28, 2012 THREE competing bidders have been shortlisted to build 800 homes in the first neighbourhood at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after the London 2012 Games. Barratt Homes and Le Frak Organisation, Taylor Wimpey and London & Quadrant as well as East Thames and Countryside Properties, have been selected from a shortlist of six potential developers [...]