UHY Hacker Young appoints four new directors

UHY Hacker Young has appointed four new directors for the London and Nottingham offices. 

Skevi Iacovou has been promoted to director within the turnaround and recovery team, where she has over ten years of experience in the London office. 

She specialises in corporate insolvencies from owner managed businesses to small and medium sized enterprises and works across a range of UK sectors. As director, she will now begin taking on appointments of her own. 

Regarding her promotion she said: “It’s been very rewarding to work at UHY Hacker Young for over 10 years. I’m delighted to be taking on more responsibility at the firm where I once was a junior.”

Meanwhile, Irfan Topia has been promoted to director in the corporate finance department in London. He has acquired previous experience working at a “Big 4” firm. Much of the work he does is advising businesses on transactional requirements such as valuations and private equity related deals. 

Topia said: “UHY Hacker Young has a stellar reputation for providing a high-quality service to customers. I’m looking forward to continuing working at UHY Hacker Young in a more senior position.” 

Additionally, Julie Parry has been promoted to director in the audit team at the Nottingham office. She has worked for the firm since 2005 across several sectors including charity, leisure, construction and IT. Before joining UHY, she trained and qualified at a “top 40” East Midlands based practice. 

Parry added: “I’m very happy to be continuing my work in the audit team, where I’ve enjoyed helping clients for nearly two decades. I look forward to being a director and taking on more responsibility.” 

Lastly, Salima Visram has been promoted to director in the business accounting services department. She joined the firm in 2012 as a BAS graduate. She has been working in the service charge team auditing and preparing accounts on residential service charges for the last 12 years. 

Visram said: “It’s been a pleasure being part of the service charge team as it’s grown its portfolio. I look forward to developing the team further.”