Moves and Promotions — Week of 5 October, 2026

Moves

Gavin Jones has joined gunnercooke in Manchester as a Restructuring and Insolvency Partner. Gavin was previously with JMW Solicitors. Read more.

David Smithson has joined Moore Kingston Smith as a Restructuring and Insolvency Partner. David was previously with Leonard Curtis. Read more.

Natalie Rose has joined FTS Recovery in London as a Director, while Michael Conway has joined as a Restructuring Manager and Elena Lysandrou has joined as a Recovery Executive. Natalie was previously with Menzies, while Michael was previously with Moore Kingston Smith and Elena with Opus. Read more.

Ryan Hunter has joined R&T Turnaround and Recovery in Manchester as a Commercial Director. Ryan was previously with Phoenix Insolvency Practitioners. Read more.

Faith Elenga has joined EY-Parthenon in Leeds as an Assistant Director. Faith was previously with Interpath. Read more.

Kieran Higson has joined Azets in Manchester as a Senior Insolvency Manager. Kieran was previously with Leonard Curtis.

Ben Ainsworth has joined AMS Group in Manchester as an Insolvency Administrator. Ben was previously with Leonard Curtis.

Katherine Trantor has joined Lester Aldridge in London as a Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor. Katherine was previously with Gateley Legal. Read more.

Benjamin Molyneux has joined Isadore Goldman in London as an Associate Solicitor. Benjamin was previously with Knights. Read more.

Annalisa Peccarino has joined Pinna Goldberg in London as an Associate. Annalisa was previously with Pierson Ferdinand. Read more.

Promotions and Other News

Samuel Archer has been promoted to Director - Financial Services Restructuring & Insolvency at Grant Thornton.

Janine Schofield has been promoted to Associate Director - Insolvency and Restructuring at KPMG in the Crown Dependencies.

Hannah Proctor has been promoted to Head of Insolvency at Asertis. Read more.

Zaneta Resiak has been promoted to Restructuring and Recovery Senior Manager at MHA Scotland.

Frank Jones has been promoted to Principal Associate - Insolvency & Restructuring at Weightmans.

George Piper has been promoted to Restructuring Senior Associate at Interpath.

Matthew Clarke and Molly Hardwick have been promoted to Senior Associate - Deals, Lead Advisory & Restructuring at PwC.

Josh Stilgoe has been promoted to Associate Solicitor at MD Law. Read more.

The IFT has released its shortlist for The IFT Annual Awards 2026. See a full list of nominees here.