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
Sarah Lovell
Head of Interim
Bury
Business Services
Virtualnonexecs
Alana Mills
Senior Business Development Manager
Barlborough, Loughborough
Steve Muncaster
Director
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joanne Tipper
Senior Business Development Manager
Chester
Stewart Goldsmith
Director
Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Steve Markey
Director
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Daniel Szczerkowski
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Aslam Mulla
Manager
Bury
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Beth Taylor
Office Support
Bury
Support
Amber Hussain
Office Support
Bury
Support
Amy Nelson
Manager
Leeds, York
Restructuring and Insolvency
Danielle Shore
Director
Sheffield, Rotherham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Steven Woolnough
Senior Consultant
Manchester
Business Services
Advisory services - property & construction
Olivia White
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Debra Brodie
Compliance Office Support
Bury
Compliance
Catherine Ormerod
Assistant Manager
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
David Brown
Chief Operating Officer
Bury
Exec Team
Robert Dunleavy
Manager
Guernsey
Restructuring and Insolvency
Gary Cain
Head of Business Services
Manchester
Exec Team, Business Services
Donna Crompton
Director
Liverpool, Chester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Klaudia Turonek
Office Administrator
Manchester
Support
Emma Smith
Operations Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Jade Roberts
Marketing and Events Executive
Manchester
Marketing
Shamana Rani
Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Redvers Rowson
Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jon Miles
Administrator
Liverpool
Restructuring and Insolvency
Amelia Heeds
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Mark Colman
Director
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Glee Pigozzi
Executive Assistant
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Colin Mills
Director of Data
Bury
IT
Russell Villanueva
Senior Administrator
Bury
Restructuring and Insolvency
Joe Higgins
Junior Administrator
Gateshead
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Andrew Bayley
Director
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ulysses Urban
Senior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Matthew Naylor
Administrator
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Sherrelle Scott
Solicitor | Director
Manchester
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Amelia Smith
Administrator
Dorset, Hampshire
Restructuring and Insolvency
Karen Cockcroft
Senior Team Support
Bury
Support
Jececlyn Mark Hor Yien
Junior Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Leah Ranjan
Junior Administrator
Manchester
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Liz Welch
Director
Birmingham
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Ellise Townsend
Senior Administrator
Bury
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Sean Ward
Associate Director
Cardiff, Bristol
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Adam Hembrough
Head of Development
Bury
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Virtualnonexecs
Jason Martin
Senior Manager
Leeds, York
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Megan Singleton
Director
Preston
Restructuring and Insolvency
Awaes Ali
Assistant Manager - Business Advisory
Manchester
Funding
Business advisory
Paula Castle
Brand and Communications Director
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Nicola Layland
Director
Hampshire, Dorset
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Jonathan Roberts
Solicitor | Director
London
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Corporate
Siann Huntley
Director
Taunton Cardiff
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Una Spencer
Cashier
Bury
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Alison McLauchlan
Manager
Liverpool
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Jeremy Edward
Senior Administrator
London
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Jennifer Moore
Solicitor | Director - Head of Corporate
Manchester
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Yasin Hussain
Administrator
Preston
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Ed Fenwick
M&A Manager
London
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Wendy Harrison
Office Administrator
Bury
Support
Rochelle Schofield
Director
Manchester
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Nick Myers
Director
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Ellie Woodhouse
Director - Funding Operations
Manchester
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Iain Nairn
Director
Gateshead
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Mike Fortune
Director
Hampshire
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Josh Green
Junior Administrator
London
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Becky Owen
Head of Funding
Manchester
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Chetan Chudasama
Enterprise Applications Manager
Bury
IT
Rachael Johns
Manager
Bury
Compliance
Lillia Kristina Hodgson
Accounts Assistant
Bury
Finance
Emma Edgar
Senior Manager
Bury
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Rob Venables
PR Coordinator
Manchester
Marketing
Toby Cooper
Manager
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Jenny Fell
Senior Solicitor
Manchester
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Sharon Tyson
Senior Manager - Cashier
Bury
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Nadine Swettenham
Senior Manager
Manchester
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Ben Kelly
Administrator
Manchester
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Paul Haworth
Head of Group Risk and Compliance
Bury
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James Hall
R&I Operations Technology Partner
Bury
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Jermaine Corbin
Business Development Representative
London
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Bethany Osmond
Senior Manager
Guernsey
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Offshore services
Beth Megram
Assistant Manager
Manchester
Restructuring and Insolvency
Josh Young
Apprentice Business Advisory Analyst
Manchester
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Business advisory
Chloe Hobson
Senior Administrator
Hampshire
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James Langston
Administrator
London
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kathryn Ferns
Manager
Bury
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Personal insolvency
Yamin Vahaluwala
Senior Data Analyst
Bury
IT
Beth Eagles
Design and Digital Marketing Executive
Manchester
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Bethany Murgatroyd
Junior Administrator
Leeds
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Lauren Fitton
Director
Bury
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Gift Idehen
Junior Administrator
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Rachael Leyden
Associate Solicitor
Manchester
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Mike Parkinson
Completions Coordinator
Bury
Funding
Commercial finance brokerage
Phil Deyes
Director
Beverley, Leeds, York
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Christine Bailey
Office Support
Preston
Support
Toby Gibbons
Assistant Manager
London
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Helen Hales
Senior Administrator
Manchester
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Gus Fiennes
Administrator
London
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Sandie Williams
Client Director
Hampshire
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Adam Dilworth
Trainee Data Analyst
Bury
IT
Lucy Abbott-Giles
Senior Manager
Birmingham
Restructuring and Insolvency
Julie Hogan
Senior Support
Bury
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