MEDICAL equipment supplier GBUK has welcomed a new non-executive director to its board as the company continues its expansion in the UK and internationally.

John Adcock has been appointed with effect to the North Duffield-based company A member of the European Authorised Representatives Association, Mr Adcock is a medical device regulatory specialist and quality engineer with international product development, manufacturing and marketing experience.

He is also certified as a lead auditor for the Medical Device and Healthcare Industry and also certified with Health Canada to CMDCAS requirements (EN ISO 13485).

Mr Adcock is managing director of Warwick-based Advena, a medical device consultancy business.
 

THE corporate team at Langleys Solicitors has boosted its ranks with the appointment of associate solicitor Alex Birch.

Ms Birch joins York and Lincoln-based Langleys from DWF in Leeds, having previously worked at Cobbetts and Nabarro, with experience in advising public and private companies, management teams and their respective advisers on mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts and corporate governance issues.

Christian Hunt, who heads up the corporate team at Langleys, said: "Alex’s focus on developing long term relationships with clients and advisers and providing sound commercial advice fits well with the values of Langleys and we are delighted to welcome her to the team."
 

A NEWLY-formed IT business solutions specialist based at York Science Park has celebrated its first birthday early by hiring computer software specialist Lee Connor, as the company's new technical director.

Catalyst IT Solutions marked one year as a business at the end of March and Mr Connor's Lee's new appointment will further enhance the company's offering as he brings with him a wealth of experience in the IT sector.

As technical director, with particular skills in Microsoft platforms, Mr Connor, who lives in Hartlepool, is responsible for all technical solutions internally and externally, which includes customer relationship management (CRM) productivity, Microsoft 365, Cloud and SharePoint systems and EasyShare, a mobile-ready Intranet platform that works alongside SharePoint.