"Question Time" with the partners
Date: 11th May 2010
Venue: Deliotte, Leeds
Time: 12.30 lunch, 1-2pm
On behalf on PM Forum:
We have gathered together four senior partners from leading professional services firms in Yorkshire for a 'Question Time' type session.
This is your opportunity to pose questions to some key figures from our region on marketing related topics:
What do senior partners want from marketing departments?
How do you most add value in their eyes?
What are the best ways to communicate with senior management to integrate marketing with strategic decision making?
In order for you to get the most out of this session we would like you to let us have some of your questions in advance. An email requesting your questions will be sent out a few days prior to the event.
On the panel we have:
Kevin O'Connor, Managing Partner, Baker Tilly
Kevin has been office managing partner of Baker Tilly in West Yorkshire since 2002. He oversaw the merger with HCW (Yorkshire) in 2008 and led negotiations with Yorkshire Forward regarding £2.5m funding of the organisation to promote financial services in the city region.
He is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation and was appointed a director of the board with responsibility for directing public sector expenditure on the provision of +19 education in the Leeds city region. He has advised businesses on their tax affairs for over 20 years and has a wealth of experience in all aspects of business tax.
Paul Ayre, Managing Partner, Gordons
Paul is the managing partner of Gordons LLP and a partner in the commercial property department. He joined the firm in 1992 before becoming a partner in 1994. He has, for many years, been ranked as one of the leading lawyers in the regional commercial property market and has a strong reputation amongst clients for providing practical, pragmatic advice.
He is regularly involved in a number of high profile transactions throughout the country with particular emphasis on retail development and investment. During his time as managing partner, Paul has led Gordons through a period of dynamic and sustained growth which has seen the firm develop from its Bradford roots to become one of the region's leading law firms and one of the UK's top 100 law firms.
Jonathan Oxley, Senior Partner, Lee & Priestley
Jonathan is senior partner of Leeds based law firm Lee & Priestley LLP, which acts for businesses across a broad range of industries and has a particular reputation for entrepreneurial expertise in the new media, media, internet, technology, creative. leisure, entertainment and healthcare sectors.
Jonathan specialises in corporate transactional work and employee share ownership. He also chairs the firm's board and has executive responsibility for strategy and business development.
Richard Williams, International Tax Partner, Deloitte
Richard is an international tax partner and head of foreign companies, based in Leeds. He has over 16 years of experience of advising clients on UK and international corporate tax matters.
Richard assists a wide range of clients with tax compliance and consulting issues, including tax accounting and reporting, and co-ordinating large, international teams on major projects such as, acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructuring, JV planning and cross border financing. Key clients include: Babcock, Northern Foods, Northgate, Diageo and Chloride.
If you are a Professional Services firm and would like to attend please give me a call on
01924 849 335.
