Old Mill adds 10 new starters as growth plan progresses

26 in six months

Julia Bahr
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South West-based financial planning and accountancy firm Old Mill has added 10 new recruits as part of its ongoing growth plans to double staff numbers to 600 by 2026.

At the end of 2021, the firm welcomed 16 new starters, and another 10 have joined this month, bringing the total to 26 in the last six months. Old Mill said it has always had a graduate trainee intake each September but following the announcement of the restructure and growth plans, new CEO Kevin Whitmarsh decided an extra graduate intake each March would be needed to enable Old Mill to meet its goals. In November 2021, the firm revealed plans to become the fastest growing practice in the West Country targeting 15% annual growth  under its ambitious five-year-plan. It explained at ...

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