• Hortor, a global resourcing and managed service consultancy, has appointed James Brown as strategic business manager in Leeds. Brown was previously a retained search business consultant for Pivot Search where he focused on OEM oil & gas and power generation within the US and APAC markets. He will work alongside the consultants and directors at Hortor to support clients and identify new opportunities within the engineering and operations markets.

• Accounting specialist JSA Group has appointed Kate Bates as chief people and culture officer. She joins from NHS Professionals, where she was head of workforce planning and talent acquisition. Bates has also worked at John Lewis, DHL Express and easyJet.

• Recruitment firm tml Partners has appointed co-founder Charlie Green to managing director. Green joined Simon Bassett when the business was founded in 2015. tml Partners specialises in placing senior marketing and communications talent in the UK and internationally.