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The CEO of Bath’s oldest charity, St John’s Foundation, is to step down after six years in the role. David Hobdey, pictured, who retires later this month, joined the community organisation, which celebrates its 850th anniversary this year, in 2016 as finance director. He became CEO two years later and in 2020 was instrumental...
Bath-based independent legal practice Whitworth Law has appointed highly experienced lawyer Samantha Taylor to lead its probate department. Samantha, who has joined as a senior associate, is working alongside David Whitworth, who founded Whitworth Law in 2021, along with Jenny Davies, David’s executive PA. Samantha, pictured, right, with David and Jenny, graduated from Cardiff...
Bath workplace design firm Interaction has created a new flexible office for international sustainable development and engineering consultancy Arup in one of Bristol’s greenest new buildings. Arup, which has had a presence in Bristol for around 50 years, called in Interaction ahead of it taking over the 27,000 sq ft second floor of the state-of-the-art...
Global real estate services firm JLL has made six promotions in the South West as it continues to invest in its regional offering. The individuals are drawn from teams covering value & risk advisory, project and development services, property & asset management, capital markets and development & regeneration. Mark Walter, pictured, is the new head...
Do you know that if you sell UK residential property and there is Capital Gains Tax (CGT) payable, then the gain must be reported and the CGT paid within 60 days of the completion date? If you have recently sold a property, or are planning to, then you may need to take urgent action,...
The CEO of iconic Somerset-based fashion business Mulberry quit the group last week after nine years in the role – with the firm naming the former CEO of Danish womenswear label Ganni as his successor. Andrea Baldo, who has more than 20 years' experience leading brands in the global fashion industry, replaces Thierry Andretta, who...
