The new chief executive of Cenkos, the UK brokerage which last year came under fire from its previous founder, has put his stamp on the company with the promotion of four executives to the firm’s board.

Jim Durkin, who became chief executive of the company at the end of 2011, has appointed to the board Mike Chilton, who is in charge of finance, risk, audit and facilities; Paul Hodges, who is head of IPOs; Joe Nally, who is head of the natural resources team and one of the founders of Cenkos; and Jeremy Allen, who is head of the growth companies team, according to a company statement.