GRANT Thornton has appointed David Claybrook and Gemma Denny to its specialist business risk services teams in the north of England.

Mr Claybrook has been working in internal audit for 12 years. He joins from Cumbria County Council, where he spent 18 months as an audit manager. Ms Denny joins as executive, having previously been a senior auditor with Wakefield Council for five years and a trainee auditor with Bradford Council. With seven years’ experience, she has specialist knowledge of local government and education.