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APPOINTMENTS

TEES Business appointments

Boddy to keep up with growing demand for its services , as well as four apprentices .
Clarke Munro has also taken on apprentices Kieron Leak and Ryan Dalton , while Chloe James and James Nugent are taking apprenticeships in the TS1 team .
The firm rebranded as Clarke Munro in September 2020 after more than four successful decades as Thirlwells .
Mike Boynton , Clive Owen LLP Chartered accountants and business advisers Clive Owen has appointed chartered tax adviser Mike Boynton as assistant tax manager to complement its existing tax team .
Across the four offices of Darlington , Durham , York and Middlesbrough , Clive Owen now has eight fully qualified chartered tax advisers and four trainee chartered tax advisers within the 16-strong team , making it one of the largest independent tax teams in the region .
Teessider Mike joins Clive Owen from a big four tax practice in Newcastle and gained his chartered tax adviser qualification in 2020 , despite the challenges posed by Covid .
Sophie Palleschi , Clive Owen LLP A qualified netball coach and player has transferred her marketing skills to a Tees accountancy firm .
Sophie Palleschi has joined Clive Owen LLP , chartered accountants and business advisers , as senior marketing executive .
She joins the firm , which has offices in Darlington , Durham , York , and Middlesbrough , from Archers Law .
An experienced marketing and event management professional , she is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has recently graduated with a Level 6 diploma in professional marketing . She is currently studying for the Level 7 qualification .
Liam Fulcher , Communicate
UK-wide IT , telecoms and cyber-security company Communicate has rewarded one of its newly qualified Teesside apprentices with a full-time role .
Liam Fulcher successfully qualified from his IT apprenticeship at Communicate and has now accepted a full-time contract . Established in 2011 , Communicate has seen seven apprentices qualify and build careers with the company across its offices in the Tees Valley , Leeds , Bedfordshire and Kent .
Helen Phillips , Lemon Business Solutions Lemon Business Solutions is continuing its programme of growth by appointing an experienced head of client experience to its team .
Helen Philips joins the company after carving out an extensive career over four decades with Barclays Bank , most recently as head of change and communication and contact centre manager for Barclaycard .
Lemon , which is based at Preston Farm in Stockton , specialises in both inbound and outbound omnichannel campaigns .
Clarke Munro A Teesside estate agency is ending a successful year on a high – by taking on five new members of staff .
Clarke Munro , which has offices in Billingham and Middlesbrough , has employed full-time sales negotiator Alice
Jane Earl , Thirteen Group A housing association responsible for more than 35,000 homes across the North-East and Yorkshire has appointed a new board chair .
Jane Earl has had a successful career in housing , local and national government , as well as the arts , youth and culture .
She will help direct the future of Thirteen Group as it invests more than £ 1bn over the next five years to improve services , customers ’ homes and neighbourhoods , as well as deliver new affordable homes .
She succeeds George Garlick , who steps down having reached his maximum term of office with six years of service .
Zoe Tansley , Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors A matrimonial lawyer is a Tees law firm ’ s newest recruit .
Zoe Tansley has joined the growing team at Freers Askew Bunting Solicitors as it continues to expand its 76-strong team
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