The Sheriffs Office strengthens expert team
by Peter Watt on 13 June 2011
The Sheriffs Office, a Top Five firm of authorised High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEO), announces the expansion of its 80-strong team with the promotions of Nicola Harrington-Carter to Director of Operations, Irvine Pickett to Head of Business Development and the appointment of Robyn McNamee as Head of Legal Services.
Nicola has been with The Sheriffs Office for nearly three years, managing the company’s Business Development and Operations teams. She started her career as a qualified Financial Advisor, progressing in management positions over fifteen years within commercial banking and life insurance with Lloyds TSB and Legal & General.
Irvine Pickett has been promoted to Head of Business Development. He has been with The Sheriffs Office for almost two years, starting as a Business Development Manager and quickly progressing to Area Business Manager prior to his latest promotion. Irvine joined The Sheriffs Office with over twenty years of financial services experience, having worked with companies such as Britannia, Bank of Ireland, Citigroup, Halifax and latterly Bristol & West where he was National Account Manager.
Robyn McNamee, joins The Sheriffs Office from Alisons Legal Practice where she was a Consultant Solicitor specialising in civil and commercial litigation. Previously at Callen Jones LLP, she qualified as a solicitor in December 2009 after a BA in Sociology from The University of Nottingham and completing a Graduate Diploma in Law from Nottingham Law School and the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Guildford.
Robyn says: “Despite enjoying my time at my previous firm, it has always been my intention to move to an in-house role post-qualification. The Sheriffs Office’s reputation is well known throughout the industry and I’m excited to join such a dynamic business. I’ve qualified in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Debt Recovery but now also get to act on a wide range of other matters. Every day is different which makes the role really interesting.”
Chairman of The Sheriffs Office, Peter Watt was recently elected by the members to the Committee of the High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) as a Director of the Board. Formed over 124 years ago, the HCEOA’s role is to represent its members and provide a voice to Government. Peter said: “I have over 32 years of experience as an authorised officer and I wanted to contribute further to the development of the industry. I understand the practicalities and realities of enforcement and as an elected member of the HCEOA committee will help to develop and deliver its agenda to shape and support enforcement organisations and creditors.”
David Carter, Joint Managing Director of The Sheriffs Office commented: “We’re delighted to promote Nicola Harrington-Carter into this new role within the company which reports directly to the Board of Directors. Her hard work and dedication has helped to make The Sheriffs Office one of the Top Five authorised HCEOs in the market. Irvine’s strong management ability has meant he has achieved speedy promotion and Robyn’s appointment strengthens our Legal Department. Her strong commercial acumen and expert knowledge of civil and commercial litigation brings real benefit to our expert team. Finally, Peter Watt’s election to the HCEOA demonstrates our commitment to the industry, particularly in developing knowledge and understanding of enforcement amongst solicitors and creditors.”
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