New recruit for Gateshead team
We're excited to welcome Ryan Butler to our Gateshead office! Ryan joins us as a qualified solicitor, bringing a wealth of expertise to the team. Ryan's background and previous experience in insolvency will be a valuable asset as we continue to grow our presence in the North East.
Director, Iain Nairn comments “Not only does Ryan bring great capabilities on the technical front, but also a personable attitude to dealing with clients, which underpins all that we do”.
Ryan joins Iain Nairn, Sarah Gray, and Jonathan Todd in the Gateshead office that works with clients across the North East.
Meet the team
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
Daniel Williams
HR
Manchester
John Crolla
Senior Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Aron Williams
Assistant Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Bradley Jordan
Trainee Insolvency Administrator
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Offshore services
Cate Lord
HR Assistant
Bury
HR
Jack Ewton
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Neil Hoad-Vrolijk
Senior Manager
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Louise Nadine
Case Manager
Leeds
Funding
Newsource
Lauren Maloney
Funding Relationship Manager
Sheffield
Funding
Sam Kaye
Administrator
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Russell Villanueva
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Chris Duffill
Director of Advisory Services
Manchester
Business Services
Liz Welch
Director
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Beth Taylor
Office Support
Bury
Support
Jonathan Todd
Associate Director
Gateshead
Restructuring and Insolvency
Deborah Lockwood
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ben Hopwood
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jonny Halford
Membership Manager
Bury
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Sean Ward
Associate Director
Cardiff, Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
Helen Murray
Senior Relationship Manager
Birmingham, Worcester, Wolverhampton
Rachael Johns
Manager
Bury
Compliance
Alex Cadwallader
Director - Head of South and Offshore
London
Exec Team, Restructuring and Insolvency
Charlotte Thompson
Administrator
Bristol
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jason Martin
Senior Manager
Leeds, York
Restructuring and Insolvency
Heather Deson
Team Support Administrator
Birmingham
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Jeremy Edward
Senior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jamie Maddox
Associate Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Olivia White
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Christian Waller
IT Director
Bury
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Sidhra Qadoos
Assistant Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kirsty Swan
Associate Director
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rik Heap
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Catherine Reynolds
HR Director
Bury
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Marc Williams
Solicitor
Manchester
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Ellie Avery
Administrator
Bury
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Rebecca Angell
Senior Marketing Executive
London
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Chloe Hobson
Senior Administrator
Hampshire
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Finnlay Walsh
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
James Nixon
Business Development Executive
Leeds, Beverley, Huddersfield, York
Laura McCubbin
Talent Acquisition Partner
Bury
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Emma Edgar
Senior Manager
Bury
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Laurence Ollerton
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Rebecca Lawton
Office Administrator
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Support
Julie Hogan
Senior Support
Bury
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Nicola Carlton
Senior Administrator
Manchester
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Andrew Pitts
Director
Bury
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Monty Nash
Junior Administrator
Bristol
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Steve Muncaster
Director
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Mike Fortune
Director
Hampshire
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Jon Shaw
Specialist Funding Relationship Manager
Leeds
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Newsource
Joe Higgins
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
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Richard Corke
Senior Manager
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Stewart Goldsmith
Director
Hampshire
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Sam Hackett
Administrator
Barlborough
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Josh Bower
Structured Debt Manager
Manchester
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Structured debt solutions
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Joph Young
Director
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Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
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Junior Administrator
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Cashier
Bury
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Associate Manager
Isle of Man
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Associate Director of Advisory Services – Property and Construction
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Trainee Cashier
Bury
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Membership Manager
Bury
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Virtualnonexecs
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Senior Manager
Bury
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Head of Business Development
London
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Office Administrator and Systems Support
Manchester
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Head of Group Compliance
Bury
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Manager
Bury
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Nicola Brooks
Head of Client Relations (North)
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Mark Colman
Director
Preston
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Director
Bury
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Jenny Fell
Senior Solicitor
Manchester
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Director
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Junior Administrator
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Assistant Manager - Business Advisory
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Director
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Business Advisory Lead
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Apprentice Business Advisory
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Azimunnisa Raj
Senior Administrator
Preston
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Site Support Engineer
Bury
IT
Sean Williams
Director - Head of Yorkshire and North East
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Administrator
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Grace Cabangal
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Lucy Abbott-Giles
Senior Manager
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Sarah Harnett
Administrator
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James Hall
Associate Director - Head of Data
Bury
IT
Joe Douglas
Associate Director - Business Advisory
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Kristie Bowden
Trainee Cashier
Bury
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Head of Group Reporting
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Finance
Henry Dickinson
Senior Administrator
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Business Development Executive
Thames Valley, London
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Graduate Data Analyst
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