DAVID MOLONY has been appointed as audit manager with chartered accountants and business advisers Haines Watts.

Mr Molony will lead a team of four auditors working for clients across the North-East from Haines Watts' offices in Newcastle and Darlington. Originally from Whitley Bay, Mr Molony will be based at the firm's office in Jesmond, Newcastle.

* Chartered accountants and business advisors Clive Owen and Co has promoted JOHN DAVISON to associate at the firm's Darlington office. He joined the practice in 1992 and was made a manager in the business planning and development department six years later.

Since then, Mr Davison has specialised in providing IT and accountancy software support to the firm's rapidly expanding client-base.