Accountants expand further with two appointments

Accountancy firm Azets has further scaled its East Midlands team, with two heavyweight appointments. Mark Brayshaw joins as tax partner and Alex Bolton as director with Azets Wealth Management.

Joining as tax partner, Mark has an array of experience, most recently heading up the local Intellectual Property division at a mid-tier firm.

He primarily deals with privately owned businesses, supporting clients with tax opportunities and challenges. With nearly 20 years in the industry, Mark started his career with HMRC where he qualified as a senior tax inspector, completed his ACCA qualification and worked in Whitehall.

His experience spans a range of business sizes, as well as tax investigations. Mark will be based from Azets ' Nottingham and Coventry offices.

As a qualified chartered financial planner, Alex joins Azets ' Wealth Management as director. With over 17 years ' experience, Alex 's specialisms include retirement advice, investments, trusts and inheritance tax planning.

In recent years Alex has achieved the Investment Management Certificate and a qualification with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He is also a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society.

Paul Clifford, regional CEO of Azets commented: “It 's a brilliant achievement to keep growing our team in the East Midlands, despite the continually challenging backdrop of the economic landscape. Both Mark and Alex are heavyweights in their fields, and we look forward to developing our offering to clients, across the range of sectors we work in, with their expertise.

“Working closely with the accountancy teams, the newly appointed financial planners, led by Steve Tennant, chief operating officer of Azets Wealth Management, will provide a joined-up approach to help our clients in achieving their financial goals. ”

All vacancies can be found at www.azets.co.uk/careers where applications from those who are looking to work flexibly or part-time, reduced hours or term-time are encouraged.

Pictured from left to right: Mark Brayshaw and Alex Bolton