Business Action | February / March 2019

PEOPLE
Father and son graduate: (from left) Philip Milton and Felix Milton
Ilfracombe harbourmaster Georgina Carlo-Paat – photograph courtesy of
Jim Wileman
Ilfracombe harbourmaster
Georgina Carlo-Paat was
recently awarded the DPC
Magazine ‘Commendation
for Services to the Industry
Award’ at the international
magazine’s 50th anniversary
awards in Amsterdam.
The award was presented
to “highlight an outstanding
individual who has provided
an impactful contribution to
the industry” and celebrated
Georgina’s experience as
the first and only captain of
a dredger in the dredging
sector. Georgina is a qualified
Master Mariner and, certified
to captain any vessel,
was the first to navigate a
4,000-passenger Grand Class
cruise ship to the Antarctic.
After 28 years’ service in
the Merchant Navy, Georgina
now applies her global
experience to the operation
and further development
of Ilfracombe Harbour, the
largest harbour on the North
Devon coast.
Father and son Philip and
Felix Milton of Philip J Milton
& Company Plc recently
attended the Personal
Finance Society graduation
ceremony in London at the
same time, despite earning
their qualifications 23 years
apart: apparently, a first for
the institute.
Philip was one of the first
100 to qualify as a Chartered
Financial Planner but never
attended the graduation
ceremony, so when Felix took
the higher level examinations
and then qualified, to
encourage him to graduate
Philip said he would attend
the same ceremony to make a
weekend of it.
Felix joined the family
firm at 18 and was recently
rated as one of the Top 35
Next Generation Advisers
by Citywire’s New Model
Adviser after becoming one
of the youngest advisers
in the country to achieve
chartered status. He also
volunteers as an Education
Champion for the Personal
Finance Society, teaching
sessions at schools and sixth
form colleges.
Philip J Milton &
Company Plc also featured
in New Model Adviser’s ‘Top
100’ again in 2018. This is a
national review identifying
the UK’s top 100 independent
financial advisers.
Mitch Barclay of recycling
specialist SWM has been
awarded a NEBOSH certificate
in Occupational
Health and Safety. National
Examination Board in Occupational
Safety and Health
(NEBOSH) is the UK-based
examination board providing
vocational qualifications
in health, safety and environmental
practice and management.
NEBOSH qualifications
are globally recognised
and are considered excellent
career pathways for health
and safety professionals.
Managing director Martin
Mogford said “We believe
investment in our people is a
smart choice. By gaining the
NEBOSH award Mitch has
taken an important step in
his development as a health
and safety practitioner whilst
simultaneously helping
maintain and improve the
health, safety and welfare of
our people and those affected
by our operations.”
Gokalp Temizyurek has
joined construction sector
specialist Future Dimensions.
Born in Erzurum, a
mountainous region of
Turkey, Gokalp’s first degree
is in Mechanical Engineering,
while his Master’s degree from
Wolverhampton University
is in Construction Law and
Dispute Resolution. Gokalp’s
experience includes a role as
project control manager for a
PP13 combined cycle power
plant project in Riyadh, in
Saudi Arabia. This included
cost management, contractor
and sub-contractor management,
procurement, quantity
surveying and planning.
Gokalp enjoys living and
working in North Devon
and says: “People in the UK
are very warm and friendly.
Strangers smile at you. This
doesn’t happen in Turkey.”
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