Maria McNally has been promoted to associate director within the insolvency and business restructuring team. In the planning and environment team, Helen Smyth has been promoted to associate and Stepher Masterson to senior solicitor.

Meanwhile, Jenny Robinson has been promoted to Cleaver Fulton Rankin’s head of marketing and tenders.

Managing director Jonathan Forrester said: “At Cleaver Fulton Rankin we place a strong emphasis upon the training and development of our team, including attracting and retaining the best talent.

“We continue to invest in our people, with a breadth of talent and expertise across our legal and business services’ teams, adding value to the services we provide to our clients. Our people are our greatest assets, and each team member plays a strategic role in the growth of the firm, our team and our services.

“I would like to extend my congratulations to each of the successful candidates upon their achievements to date, and wish them every success in future.”

Kerri Bradley, HR director, added: “We are delighted to recognise four individuals across our legal and business services’ teams. The promotions build on the continued success of our people management and development programme, where we were most recently awarded ‘Excellence in People Management Practice in SMEs’ at the CIPD Northern Ireland HR Awards.

“Furthermore, our recent Bronze Diversity Charter Mark accreditation, has added to the momentum and success of our training and development programme. We look forward to the future as we continue to make a positive impact on people management.”