Baker Tilly moves offices and sees new partner

ACCOUNTANCY firm Baker Tilly is to bring together its Bradford and Keighley offices following its merger with Howarth Clark Whitehill’s Yorkshire operation.

The move will see the operations at the two offices moving to a new office building at The Waterfront in Shipley.

It comes as Baker Tilly is set to boost its corporate finance department with the addition of Mark Pownall from BDO Stoy Hayward.

He will join former Ernst & Young and Barclays dealmaker David Bagley, who arrived at the firm in June.

A spokesman for Baker Tilly said: “Our corporate finance department is going great guns this year on the back of a record performance last year. Following David Bagley’s appointment in June, Mark is a real heavyweight appointment for the firm and is a further sign of our positive sentiment on the market place in West Yorkshire.”

The move to the new Shipley office is expected to be completed next February.

The merger between Baker Tilly and Horwath Clark Whitehill (Yorkshire) in April created a firm with more than 200 staff and 25 partners.

Kevin O’Connor, managing partner of the West Yorkshire practice, said: “The merger earlier this year demonstrated our commitment to maximising our capability in the West Yorkshire marketplace. 

“And today’s announcement on the relocation of our Bradford and Keighley offices to The Waterfront is further evidence of our overall objective of providing an ever-improving service to our clients in the region.”