Moves and Promotions — Week of 12 January, 2026

Moves

Joe Barry has joined RSM as a Partner to lead the Restructuring Advisory team in Birmingham. Joe was previously with Teneo.

Andreas Arakapiotis has joined bk plus in High Wycombe as a Partner. Andreas was previously with Kallis Insolvency Practitioners.

Chris Lawton has joined Business Helpline Group in Lancashire as a Partner. Chris was previously with Begbies Traynor.

Marc Hecht has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a Restructuring Partner. Marc was previously with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Read more.

Dean Gormley has joined DWF as a Partner, leading its Finance and Restructuring team in Manchester. Dean was previously with Clyde & Co. Read more.

Paul Madden has joined Gilson Gray as a Partner, leading its Dispute Resolution and International Insolvency practices in England. Paul was previously with Harneys. Read more.

James Davison and Victoria Procter have joined Katten Muchin Rosenman's Insolvency and Restructuring practice in London as Partner and Counsel, respectively. They were both previously with DLA Piper. Read more.

Ricole Tan has joined Kroll's Restructuring practice as a Managing Director in London. Ricole was previously with Boston Consulting Group. Read more.

Matt Atkinson has joined Alvarez & Marsal’s Restructuring practice in London as a Managing Director. Matt was previously an independent adviser. Read more.

Brendan Rooney has joined FTI Consulting’s London Valuations team as a Managing Director. Brendan was previously with BDO. Read more.

Lee Brocklehurst has joined Dains in the Midlands as a Restructuring and Insolvency Director. Lee was previously with Quantuma.

Karim Nasr has joined Deloitte as a Director, Restructuring & Special Situations. Karim was previously with Greenhill & Co.

Roberto Ponti has joined KR8 Advisory as an Associate Director, and Archie Ford and Emily McKendry have joined as Managers. Read more.

Aaron Parks has joined Begbies Traynor Group in Medway as an Insolvency Manager. Aaron was previously with Maxwell Davies.

Neil Woodgreaves has joined Begbies Traynor Group as an Assistant Insolvency Manager. Neil was previously with Johnston Carmichael.

Ian Jones has joined PKF Littlejohn Advisory in Manchester as a Consultant. Ian co-founded leading legal advisory practice Backhouse Jones. Read more.

George Reeves and Ciaran Pyle have joined Cortus Advisory Group as Transaction Services Executive and Turnaround & Transformation Executive, respectively. Read more.

Leila Hodgson has joined Peak Insolvency in Manchester as an Insolvency Case Officer. Leila was previously with The Debt Advice Service.

Emily Libowitz has joined FRP Advisory in London. Emily was previously with J.S. Held.

Promotions and Other News

The Turnaround Management Association UK (TMA UK) has announced that Johnny Abraham of J9 Advisory has officially begun his tenure as President for 2026 and 2027. Read more.

Richard Harrison has been promoted to Partner & Managing Director, and Chris Duffy and Steve Maskell have been promoted to Partners in the Turnaround and Restructuring team at AlixPartners. Read more.

Lauren Fitton has been promoted to Director and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner at Leonard Curtis.

Kerry Marsh has been appointed Head of Insolvency at Business Helpline Group.

Ollie Robson has been promoted to Business Recovery and Restructuring Administrator at PKF Smith Cooper.

Nazmin Akhter Choudhury has been promoted to Associate (Restructuring & Insolvency) at Hill Dickinson.