This week's London appointments: Featuring Walr, DeSimone Consulting Engineering & Madano

This week’s round up of London appointments includes Walr, DeSimone Consulting Engineering & Madano. Read on to find out more.

Courtney Berg, Walr

Walr, the res-tech company behind the Walr data creation platform, has started the year with the appointment of Courtney Bergh as director of platform commercialisation.

With a background in Market Research as well as product development, Bergh’s previous roles include key account director at System1 Research and Senior Director at GfK. She has supported and driven the expansion of several existing products and brought new ideas to market across multiple industries including: FMCG, Media, Retail, and Tech & Durables.

Bergh comments, ’I am very excited to have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the success of our company with this new role. The innovative product we are developing at Walr addresses a real need in the market and I am excited to be a part of bringing it to life.

“The positive feedback we have received from clients has been very encouraging and I am looking forward to building on this momentum.”

Ben Walton, CCO at Walr adds, ’We are thrilled to welcome Courtney to the Walr team as our new Director of Platform Commercialisation. Her unique skills and experience make her the ideal candidate to bridge the gap between client needs and product development.“

Dale Middleton & Duncan Gray , DeSimone Consulting Engineering

Following a successful launch in London in May, leading full-service engineering firm, DeSimone Consulting Engineering, has announced two new senior hires – further strengthening its operations in the UK. DeSimone appointed Dale Middleton as senior project manager within the company’s UK Façade arm and Duncan Gray as associate director in the team’s Construction Consulting Services group.

Dale will assist with the growth of DeSimone’s façade engineering operations within the UK with the backing of DeSimone’s already strong Façade Consulting arm, which operates globally. Dale is looking to cement DeSimone as the go-to façade consultants for not only new-build facades but also re-cladding projects in the wake of the new Fire Safety Regulations and Building Safety Act impacting façade design.

Moving over from the large multinational professional services firm, Kroll, Duncan brings over 15 years of experience in the construction industry, spending his career at the interface between the design engineering and field operations teams.

Stephen DeSimone, chairman and CEO of DeSimone Consulting Engineering, comments: “Both Dale and Duncan bring with them a wealth of experience in multiple different disciplines from design and façades to disputes and risk. Since launching our operation in London in May, we have experienced substantial growth, working with new and existing clients across all sectors.

Arian Oldroyd, Madano

Madano, the strategic communications communication consultancy has welcomed Arian Oldroyd as their new creative director. The appointment is part of the businesses five-year growth plan that last saw a 22 per cent increase in turnover as Madano heads towards being a top 50 consultancy in the UK.

Arian is an award-winning creative director, with 16 years of experience across print, digital and motion. During his career he has worked with a wealth of world-renowned brands including Armani, Absolut Vodka, The Body Shop, Adidas, The Premier League, Harrods, and Sky.

He also holds two Sabre Awards for his work with Elior and Armani, as well as a Webby Award for his work with PVH.

Reflecting on why he decided to join Madano, Arian said: “the need to deliver brilliant creative outcomes to clients has never been more important and the ethos of Madano and focus on shaping the future really chimed with where I was focusing my creative energies. I am delighted to be joining the business at such an exciting time”.

Commenting on the hire, managing partner, Michael Evans said: “over the past eight years we have quadrupled the size of the business and while we have had a Creative Practice for some time now, we felt the time was right to appoint a Creative Director. From the moment we met Arian we knew he got us, and our culture and he will be a massive success with us”.

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