This week’s Yorkshire appointments: Featuring Haines Watts, Dacre, Son & Hartley and Pace

This week’s round up of Yorkshire appointments includes Haines Watts, Dacre, Son & Hartley and Pace. Read on to find out more…

Sophie Kwiatkowski, Haines Watts

Accountancy and business advisory firm Haines Watts has continued to strengthen their offering, welcoming a new Associate Partner, Sophie Kwiatkowski to the team. Sophie joins the team with 9 years’ experience, where she has developed a particular specialism and passion in supporting dentistry professionals.

Sophie commented: “For me the move to Haines Watts was all about the people and the way they advocate and put people first, I knew my next role had to be with a firm where their values were aligned with my personal beliefs and where there was a focus on caring for staff and promoting a positive culture.”

“My strength is in relationships with other people, so I am really keen to work alongside the lovely team here in the Leeds office and see where we can all take the business going forward.”

Sophie joins the team just after the firm moved into their new custom-designed office in the heart of Leeds city Centre.

Managing partner, James Sutton, added: “I am excited to welcome Sophie to the team and to support her in growing our offering in the medical accounting sector. She brings a huge amount of knowledge and experience in this area, and is very highly regarded in the dentistry world in particular.”

“Sophie has a growth mindset and she is going to be an absolutely invaluable member of our management team as we continue to develop and grow.”

Claire Tiplady: Dacre, Son & Hartley

An experienced property professional has joined Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agent, Dacre, Son & Hartley’s York office. Claire Tiplady has been appointed as office principal. She has worked as a sales negotiator and sales manager at two Yorkshire firms over the last 13 years.

Claire commented: “I was keen to join Dacres as it’s such a respected company with a great team. The office opened just over a year ago in York and the firm has made good inroads into the market, but I plan to grow the market share and bring a wide range of city centre properties onto the market, as well as those from the surrounding villages.

“With 42 estate agents operating in York, competition is fierce, but Dacres really does stand out from the crowd as one of the best, with a long history and offices across North and West Yorkshire.

“The firm sells everything from modern city centre apartments through to grand historic homes in York’s rural suburbs. My plan is to continue building up stock levels and appeal to all those buyers keen to live in the heart of York or within easy reach of this incredibly popular city.”

Dacre, Son & Hartley opened in York last summer and moved into its double fronted Micklegate showroom in April of this year. The office is in a prime position within the city walls, and offers highly visible display facilities, as well as support for the firm’s other 19 offices across North and West Yorkshire.

Patrick McCutcheon, head of residential at Dacre, Son & Hartley, added: “Claire is well known and respected in the marketplace and it’s a real coup to have her join our York team. We are hugely committed to the city and plan to expand and recruit further as we grow the business in York.”

Conor Glavin, Pace

Creative communications agency Pace continues to strengthen its leadership team with the appointment of a new head of social media. Conor Glavin is the latest new team member to join the Hull based company.

Conor previously worked at global social media agency Social Chain where his clients included audio brand Beats by Dre, video game company Logitech G and Jameson Irish Whiskey.

He commented: “I’m excited to be part of the team. Pace has a great reputation and I’m looking forward to building on Pace’s social strengths and developing further creative opportunities to share clients’ stories.”

He also has extensive communications and social media experience, both in-house and agency-based, from previous roles. Conor’s appointment follows further growth of Pace’s senior team with the arrival of Calvin Innes as creative director earlier this year and the merger with fellow Hull-based agency Blab in September.

Anita Pace, MD, added: “It’s great to welcome Conor to Pace as we continue to go from strength to strength. His insight and experience of social media, together with his genuine enthusiasm for amplifying clients’ stories, will be invaluable for our clients and the Pace team as a whole.”

Pace’s clients include sustainable cleaning brand Bio-D, Yorkshire housing developer Beal Homes, luxury holiday home manufacturer Victory Leisure Homes, international waste plastic road company MacRebur, global health, hygiene and nutrition manufacturer Reckitt and global skincare brand 7th Heaven.

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