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Azets strengthens payroll leadership team with three senior promotions

Azets strengthens payroll leadership team with three senior promotions

Date

26 Aug 2025

Category

Payroll

Azets strengthens payroll leadership team with three senior promotions

Azets has promoted three members of its UK Payroll Services team into newly created senior roles, reflecting the firm’s growth and long-term ambitions.

  • Claire Brown has been appointed Director of Payroll North
  • Christopher Waterson has been appointed Director of Payroll South
  • Julie Gunnell has been appointed Associate Director of Growth for Payroll
Stephen Abbotts, Director of Payroll Services, said: “These promotions highlight the quality of our people and our culture of rewarding high performers, as well as our continued growth and the emphasis we place on planning for the future.  
“We’ve created these three new senior roles to help us build on the momentum to date and ensure we continue to support to our clients in every sector of the economy and every part of the UK. We plan to create more senior roles in the team as we continue to grow.
“Businesses are increasingly recognising the importance of payroll as part of strategic planning and risk management, and we are determined to remain the largest provider of it in the UK while preserving the quality of service that has been the driver of our growth to date.” 
The appointments mark the latest stage in Azets’ Payroll Services growth journey. In just five years, the team has expanded to 160 specialists nationwide and has been shortlisted for four awards at the Chartered Institute of Payroll, Pensions and Reward Professionals this year.
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