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Robson Laidler Accountants in Newcastle and Durham has announced the promotion of Jack Spoor as new associate director.
Jack, 32 from High Heaton, Newcastle has worked at the firm since he qualified in 2015 as a Chartered Certified Accountant. Starting his career in Robson Laidler’s audit and assurance team, Jack then developed and grew business advisory services at the firm, in particular research and development, cashflow mapping and business coaching.
As an accredited Mindshop business coach Jack will continue to head up the firm’s advisory department, which has witnessed a 22% growth in the past 12-months alone.
Speaking of his success, Jack, who was shortlisted in the North East Accountancy Awards Accountant of the Year category and the North East’s Young Professionals Awards said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed director at Robson Laidler. I have been privileged to work as part of an innovative and forward-thinking team since the start of my career and to now have made it as a director of the firm is a dream come true.
“The continued aim with our advisory services is to increase revenue in the department by providing the best service possible to our clients in helping them find clarity and achieve success in their business and personal lives.”
Robson Laidler managing director Graham Purvis said: “Jack made clear his personal ambitions early on in his new role as head of Business Advisory and he demonstrated “Above the Line Thinking” taking full ownership and responsibility for driving his own career progression.
“With Jack at the helm, our advisory services has an exciting future and he will now also join the rest of the Directors in contributing to the strategic direction of RL and the shape of the business going forward.”
Graham Purvis is also proud that the firm nurtures and develops its own people internally with Jack now being the 5th trainee to progress through to a director position.
Graham commented: “Our commitment to learning and development continues to evolve to meet shifting needs and support sustainability and succession. The rise of many of our younger directors is evidence of this, and that we support the personal and professional growth of our people.”
