This week's national appointments

This week’s round up of national appointments includes Rund, Digital Workforce Services PLC, TLT, and McAlister Family Law, . Read on to find out more.

Stuart Binnie, Rund

Rund, specialist surveying and construction consultancy is delighted to appoint Stuart Binnie to its Bristol office as associate director.

The Bristol office, launched last year in response to increasing client demand for its multidisciplinary services, is growing rapidly making Binnie’s appointment a welcomed move in strengthening Rund’s presence and standing within the area. The company has three previously established offices in London, Birmingham, and Southampton.

Binnie, who brings over 30 years of experience to Rund, has had a decorated career specialising in quantity surveying, project management and development management for global consultancies, whilst also managing his own SME construction consultancy providing support to businesses at all stages of a project lifecycle.

One of Binnie’s key focus’ in his new role will be to continue to develop and work with clients on projects within the Southwest of England, whilst seeking new opportunities and supporting clients in Bristol with the regeneration of an already thriving city.

Richard Mussell, MD, said: “We are delighted to welcome Stuart to the business, where his experience and knowledge of Quantity Surveying and Project Management, in the UK and beyond, will further strengthen our mission to create value for each of our clients through our team of experienced industry professionals.

“He will also play a key part in our business development as we look to expand the company’s growing project portfolio.”

Stuart Binnie, associate director, commented: “I was already aware of Rund’s excellent reputation within the Employer’s Agent and Quantity Surveying sectors, so I was truly delighted when the opportunity arose to manage growth within the Bristol office.

“I’m looking forward to passing on my knowledge to an already talented team, and seeing what we can achieve together for our clients.”

Leon Stafford, Digital Workforce Services PLC

Digital Workforce Services PLC, has promoted Leon Stafford to the role of UK country manager as the company continues its growth in healthcare, manufacturing, energy, utilities and the public sector.

Mika Vainio-Mattila, CEO at Digital Workforce, said: “Enterprises are seeing how IA can support their strategies and goals, while at the same time helping tackle skills shortages by automating processes and refocusing resources.

“To do that, they need the right partner, and we believe Digital Workforce is well equipped to fill that role and enjoy strategic growth as we become a major supplier of IA in the UK over the next five years.

“To achieve this, we need the right team in place. Over the last few months, Leon has demonstrated time and time again that he is exactly the right fit for Digital Workforce. With him as UK country manager we have an excellent starting point to continue our work of building a successful country unit.”

Leon initially joined Digital Workforce as director of sales in May 2021 from Blue Prism, where he led RPA engagements with the likes of the Ministry of Defence, UK Policing and ABB Group.

He has since helped Digital Workforce strengthen its relationships with a variety of UK private and public sector organisations in healthcare, insurance, manufacturing and local government.

Leon said: “So many companies can benefit from deploying IA, but to do it they need access to services that can scale rapidly. This is exactly what Digital Workforce offers – our unique cloud-based services give our customers the fastest, easiest and most cost-effective route to implement IA in their organisations.

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to build on the great work we are doing, helping complex organisations get more from automation, and building relationships with key partners to achieve our objectives, alongside fantastic colleagues. We are well positioned to meet the strong market growth in the UK.”

Agnes Altmets, TLT

UK law firm TLT has appointed Agnes Altmets as a senior sustainability manager to support its plans to become a net zero organisation.

Agnes was previously sustainability manager at TLT and has held sustainability roles in organisations including the GC Business Growth Hub, Auto Trader UK and Tallinn University. She is also a founding member of the Warrior Women Network, a support network for women improving the lives of others and saving the planet.

The appointment reflects TLT’s increasingly busy programme of sustainability-related activities across the UK, and its commitment to being at the forefront of sustainability in the legal services industry.

In line with the Science Based Target initiative’s new Net-Zero Standard, which was launched on 28 October 2021, TLT has set the ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2025 and is working with Carbon Intelligence on its net zero roadmap.

This will help to identify key areas of focus and what actions are needed to reach critical milestones – including setting science-based targets – and give TLT a solid framework to support monitoring and reporting.

Agnes Altmets, senior sustainability manager at TLT, said: “I’ve been working in sustainability for over ten years, and it’s an absolute honour to work with such a passionate and progressive law firm as TLT.

“Sustainability is a key part of the firm’s strategy and we are making significant headway as we formalise our plans and work hard to bring about measurable changes in how we operate.

“The team are so determined, and I am looking forward to continuing to work with my colleagues and our external stakeholders – including our clients and other like-minded organisations – to demonstrate how businesses can be an instrumental part of the UK’s commitment to net zero.”

Lisa Brown, McAlister Family Law

Beyond Law Group’s leading North-West family practice, McAlister Family Law, has appointed Lisa Brown as partner in its divorce and finance team.

Lisa joins McAlister Family Law from Maguire Family Law, where she was also a partner. She has specialised in family law for over 15 years, acting for clients on a wide variety of issues including divorce, private children matters and financial matters including complex and high net worth cases.

Lisa’s primary focus at McAlister Family Law will see her acting on behalf of clients seeking advice and guidance in relation to divorce and finance, predominantly the more complex, high net worth cases.

McAlister Family Law is a specialist practice within Beyond Law Group, the disruptive legal business whose strategy is to create, build and manage specialist legal practices under one modern business structure.

The Group’s clients and employees enjoy the sense of personal service sociability, identity and teamwork associated with specialist practices, and at the same time confident that they are working with a large modern legal business.

Lisa comments on her appointment: “I am so excited to be joining such a highly regarded and well-established firm with traditional core values but with a modern and dynamic business structure.

“I hope to help the Group continue its success and further support McAlister Family Law in its tremendous growth across the North-West and beyond.”

Amanda McAlister, managing partner, commented: “McAlister Family Law is continuously building on its reputable as the go-to family law specialists in the UK. Lisa’s appointment will help us to build on this momentum as we seek to expand our family practice and continue our programme of strategic growth across the entire Group.