• Newcastle marketing agencies Silverbean and AGY47 have appointed Rebecca McDonald as their new head of people and development. McDonald will ensure there is an increased emphasis on employee growth, development and learning, feeding into the agencies’ focus on a culture that significantly benefits both its clients and its employees. Her previous roles include setting up people processes and function at a shopper marketing agency, and HR roles at Sage and Balfour Beatty.

• Eames Consulting Group has promoted Elmer Tan to associate director in its Singapore office. Tan joined the Eames technology team three years ago as a consultant.

• Boutique recruitment consultancy Graham Matthews has appointed Ali Raza as managing director as it looks to diversity its offering. Part of James Caan CBE’s Recruitment Entrepreneur portfolio, Graham Matthews has previously recruited exclusively in the healthcare IT & systems space; with Raza’s appointment the recruiter has now added a dedicated technology recruitment practice.

• Glasgow-based executive search firm MM Search has expanded its team with the appointment of Jonny Waugh as associate partner and Rory Cleat as business delivery executive.