Financial advisor Navigation Wealth Management has made three new appointments as part of the company’s continued growth.

Kate Ingle, James Cunningham, and Leanne Urquhart all join the Advisor Support Team, which not only provides individual support to Navigation’s financial advisors, but also serves as additional points of contact for clients.

said Matt Hammond, Chief Executive Officer of Navigation Wealth, based in Beverly and Wakefield. their needs.

“Expanding the size of our advisor support team will allow us to further invest in the people who fundamentally deliver on our customer experience and service goals.”

Previously, Ingle was a manager at a FTSE 100 leisure and entertainment company. She brings her organizational and talent management skills to Navigating her Wealth and also has her long-term career aspirations to become her Financial Advisor.

Cunningham joined the company after changing career directions. A former elementary school teacher, he works on his team at Advisor Support before proceeding with his training at the company’s academy to become his Financial Advisor.

Urquhart, on the other hand, has already proven her exceptional work ethic through her promotion within the company and training and development of the company’s Client Experience team members.

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Law firm Freeths expands its commercial offering with the appointment of consultant Roger Gough, who joined from DLA Piper.

With more than 25 years of experience, he is responsible for the distribution of goods and services locally, nationally and internationally, with specific expertise in trading and supply contracts in the manufacturing and retail sectors, and warehousing and transportation contracts in logistics. Advising clients on commercial contracts for supply. sector.

Based in Sheffield, Gough will support the company’s nationwide business practice and help it continue to grow.

Ian Bowler, National Head of Commercial, said: .

“Roger is a highly regarded commercial attorney with extensive experience advising on a wide range of complex commercial transactions.

“He is well known in and out of Sheffield and is very well respected.With Mark Lumley joining the commercial team in Leeds this month, the appointment of Roger and Mark will be a great addition to the Yorkshire commercial law region in the next couple of years. It supports our intention to be a strong player in the

Peter Crawford, Partner and Head of Freeths’ Sheffield Corporate Team, said:

“His appointment further expands the range of capabilities we can offer our clients and underscores our intention to become the leading commercial law firm in the region.

“We look forward to introducing Roger to the businesses we are fortunate to work with, both within South Yorkshire and beyond.”

Gough adds:

“It’s a busy and interesting time for commercial lawyers as clients face supply chain challenges and unexpected costs. We look forward to the opportunity to help our clients navigate this situation.”

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Leeds-based digital marketing agency Spike has hired Paid Media Specialist Matt Wilkinson as its new Head of Paid Media and promoted Tom Nelson to Head of SEO to lead the agency’s SEO team .

Wilkinson came to Spike with a wealth of paid media knowledge after working for over 12 years in a digital marketing agency.

Having been Head of Campaign Performance at Fusion Unlimited and having worked in-house for the past four years, he has a wealth of digital marketing knowledge to bring to the Spike team.

he said:

“Their genuine desire to achieve the best possible results for their clients through a collaborative approach is what drew me to this agency. Now also why work culture is so important in my new role.” I get it, all the empty promises that usually come with agency culture.”

After nearly three years at Spike, former SEO Manager Tom Nelson now oversees an expanded team of SEO specialists as the new Head of SEO.

Spike recently expanded its SEO services across technical SEO audits, trend analysis, and migrations. Nelson aims to further expand his SEO services for the agency by leading the team in top-tier client delivery. He also develops sort he leadership through short webinars hosted on the agency’s digital platform.

he said:

“My day-to-day role will not change much, but as we are actively recruiting, managing a larger team will be our next challenge.

Here at Spike, we have more opportunities to work with great clients, deliver top-notch work, and be part of an ever-changing industry.

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James Homer joins Apex Mortgage and Protection UK Ltd as they continue to develop and expand their team of seasoned advisors.

CeMAP qualified and nearly 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, he offers comprehensive insurance and protection, as well as expert advice and assistance on new mortgages, re-mortgages, add-on loans and rental purchases. provide. Products such as life, critical illness, income protection and family income benefits.

Homer says:

“We are really excited to be able to help individuals and businesses with all their mortgage and protection needs, as this is a difficult environment for many people right now.”

Headquartered in Yorkshire, Apex is a full-service brokerage and appointed representative of Primis, the UK’s largest mortgage network. Apex is currently the fastest growing mortgage broker in the network.

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Leeds-based e-commerce agency Onstate has expanded its team with the appointment of three new staff members.

Aiming to become a Shopify Plus Partner in 2019 allowed Onstate to shift its focus to becoming a full-service ecommerce agency.

By offering digital marketing services to complement design and development, the agency has grown and required a larger team to deliver marketing strategy as well as strengthen its technical capabilities.

Our latest hire, Mark Skeet, has been appointed Head of Technical and Operations to help support and manage new and ongoing projects.

With extensive experience in IT, software development, DevOps, and talent management, Skeet joins from Hull’s The 55 Group to bring relevant expertise to the team.

Co-Founder and Ecommerce Director Chris Marshall said: Surprise.

“We have crossed paths many times in the agency space and we look forward to having Mark join the team at this exciting time for agencies.”

In addition to technical growth, Onstate is also investing in digital marketing services with the appointment of two new hires to gain a place in the Shopify space.

Simon Jones joins the company as Digital Marketing Manager, having previously worked at Shropshire-based agency The Web Orchard.

Jones’ knowledge gained from his role in digital marketing has helped him deliver successful PPC and SEO strategies as well as informative data analysis for numerous Onstate clients.

Onstate has also hired Joel Peart for the role of content manager to help clients with their organic strategy.

Peart previously held the role of Marketing & Events Manager for a mansion in East Yorkshire. Prior to that, he co-managed the Hull-based agency The Northern Foundry for five years.

Co-Founder and Creative Director Rich Day said: We pride ourselves on the designs and high performing sites we have created, but now we are able to support our clients from start to finish with ongoing digital marketing solutions.

“We want to be the go-to e-commerce agency for brands and retailers who want to grow and need support in the areas of design, web development, CRO, data analytics and digital marketing services.”