PKF Cooper Parry has made key appointments to its executive team, adding three new members as well as promoting current members. James Parnell has joined the firm as partner and chief financial officer from Boots, while Fiona Holland, sales and marketing director, has joined from law firm Gateley Plc. HR director April Bembridge is the third new senior hire, joining from the Casual Dining Group. Sally Spencer has been promoted to partner and chief operating officer and Jeremy Bowler has become head of client services as well as his current role as chairman.

The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation, who are responsible for the governance and oversight of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), have announced that four existing board members have been reappointed to serve a second term. Martin Edelmann, Gary Kabureck, Chungwoo Suh and Mary Tokar have all been reappointed to serve a second term and their new terms commence 1 July 2017. Under the rules, board members can serve only two terms, lasting no longer than 10 years in total. In addition to the four reappointments, Darrel Scott’s term has been extended by a further two years until 30 September 2020, bringing his tenure to the maximum 10 years.

Mike Bagg has joined Milsted Langdon as a tax director after having previously worked at a number of different regional firms. Bagg is CTA qualified and specialises in inheritance tax, capital gains tax and tax issues relating to trusts.

Knill James Chartered Accountants, based in Sussex, has appointed four members. Kate Binchy has been appointed as a senior auditor, while Rob Tapp is focused on providing book keeping and VAT compliance services as part of the outsourcing team. Carolyne Norris is now part of the management accounting team and Tracey Tivey has taken on a role within the human resources department.