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Celebrating Success – Director Promotions

December 2023

We are delighted to announce that 9 of our team have been promoted to director effective from today, 1 December 2023.

These promotions are effective from today, 1 December 2023 and recognise the outstanding contributions demonstrated by these individuals, who have played a pivotal role in the firm’s continued success.

  • Alex Colman (Manchester) has been promoted in the Engineering Group.
  • Benjamin Janutta (Dresden/Munich) has been promoted in the Electronics Group.
  • David Kim (York) has been promoted in the Electronics Group.
  • Emma Wilkinson (Leeds) has been promoted in the Learning & Development Team.
  • Guy Towlson (Leeds) has been promoted in the Engineering Group.
  • Jen Unsworth (Birmingham/Newcastle) has been promoted in the Engineering Group.
  • Julia Saladin (Munich) has been promoted in the Trade Marks Group.
  • Robert Walton (Birmingham) has been promoted in the Engineering Group.
  • Sean McDonagh (London) has been promoted in the Trade Marks Group

We congratulate them all on their well-deserved promotions.

 

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