People: Walker Morris poaches from Addleshaw Goddard; Key hire for civil engineering firm; and more

Law firm Walker Morris is continuing to expand its energy, infrastructure and government team with the appointment of Victoria Bradley as a director.

Bradley has considerable experience advising both private and public sector organisations on complex commercial agreements in the infrastructure and renewable energy sector.

She joins the team from law firm Addleshaw Goddard. Prior to that spent eight years in-house and so brings a wealth of commercial experience, understanding the commercial realities in which clients operate.

Her in-house experience includes time at I2 which became one of the largest equity funds within the secondary PFI market.  Subsequently, she was an investment director for Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management where she focused on portfolio management of SPVs, acted as non-executive director on the boards of project companies and managed relationships with lenders, shareholders, public sector clients and building and operating sub-contractors to maximise project performance.

David Kilduff, head of the energy, infrastructure and government team at Walker Morris, said: “I am delighted that we are being joined by someone of Victoria’s undeniable expertise and impressive experience in the sector. She will be a valuable addition to the team, adding to the formidable resource we already possess and that is the central reason we are winning an increasing amount of high quality work across the country.”

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Civil engineering firm Sweco has made a key appointment to its Leeds senior buildings team, hiring Daniel Singh as executive structural engineer.

Singh joins the business from Arup and brings 13 years’ experience in delivering high-end, architecturally-led projects, which include the new Arts & Humanities Building at Manchester Metropolitan University with architects Allies and Morrison, and the flagship Lusail stadium with Foster + Partners for the 2022 FIFA world cup in Qatar.

In his previous role, Singh also worked on the expansion of the main stand of Anfield stadium for Liverpool FC (adding 8,500 extra seats), the delivery of the seven-storey Charles Street Building at Sheffield Hallam University and as a technical advisor for ITV on the Coronation Street Studios development at Media City, Salford.

In his new position, he will support the growth of the current 35-strong team of structural engineers while boosting Sweco’ s portfolio of high-end, architecturally-led work across the UK.

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Huddersfield chartered accountant Revell Ward has expanded its Financial Controller (FC) Assist team with the appointment of Karen Armitage as business services manager.

Armitage joins the firm from Gildersome-based Mazars, where she held a similar role.

Revell Ward director and audit team lead, Karen Borowski, said: “Over the past twelve months, we have experienced a marked increase in the number of clients who require on-site accounting support through FC Assist.

“We are also working more frequently with clients who typically use the ‘big four’ audit firms, but require independent accounting support to produce statutory accounts and audit working papers due to strict independence regulations.

“Karen’s appointment will therefore be a valuable addition to the team and enable us to facilitate this work while also providing ongoing guidance and mentoring to our own business support team.”