• Systems, engineering and technology company Frazer-Nash Consultancy has promoted head of human resources Sam Geis to its board in the newly-created role of people director, elevating the ‘people’ agenda to the highest level in the business.

• Rotherham-based recruiter Multitask Personnel has promoted Beth Childs to senior recruiter and appointed Shauna Towey as technical recruiter. Childs joined the team in 2016 and will be responsible for managing client relationships, increasing the candidate database and ensuring technical team forecasts are met. With two years’ experience in trade recruitment, Towey will work alongside Beth and the technical team.

• Recruitment firm Westray Recruitment Group has made three appointments to its management team. Matthew Telling has been appointed as operations manager of the Stockton-on-Tees office, Jackie Mills joins as regional director of the West Midlands and Peter Savage has been brought onboard as industrial contracts manager.