In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at UHY Hacker Young, Azets and Tilney Smith & Williamson, and directors named at Moore Kingston Smith and ForrestBrown
UHY Hacker Young, the national accountancy group, has appointed Kevin Edwards as R&D tax partner in its London office. He brings almost 20 years of experience working within R&D tax credits. He joins from East Midlands firm Duncan & Toplis, having previously worked at RSM and MHA MacIntyre Hudson. He is a member of HMRC’s R&D consultative committee.
Azets, the regional accountancy firm and business advisor to SMEs, has strengthened its tax practice in the Midlands with three senior appointments. Gurj Sandhu, Stuart Bentley and Jay Mistry have all joined Azets in specialist tax roles. Sandhu joins the firm as partner and national head of capital allowances and is dual qualified as a chartered surveyor and accountant. Previously he worked in the capital allowances team at RSM. Bentley joins as research & development (R&D) tax director from Fortus Business Advisors & Accountants. Mistry has been hired as R&D tax manager and has experience in financial services, the automotive and engineering industries. He was most recently senior consultant with BDO.
