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HGF continues to grow with 7 new promotions

May 2024

It gives us great pleasure to announce that seven members of our team have been promoted from Director to Partner.

These promotions will be effective from the 1st of May 2024, and reflect the immense dedication, expertise, and commitment to excellence demonstrated by these individuals.

Martyn Fish, CEO commented, “It is a pleasure to announce that seven people have joined the partner group. This dedicated group of individuals have continuously demonstrated HGF’s values and played a pivotal role in the firm’s continued success.”

These promotions are part of the firm’s plans to increase the partnership following a strong year of growth.

Director to Partner Promotions:

Jessica Kroeze (The Hague office)       

David Selby (Leeds office)             

Scott Fletcher (London office)       

Punita Shah (Manchester office)           

Ellie Purnell (Manchester office)             

Lauren Somers (Manchester office)      

David Louis (Leeds office)

HGF would like to congratulate these individuals for their well-deserved promotions.  

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