BDO expands audit team with new partner

Malcolm Thixton and David I'Anson, BDO Southampton

Accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP, welcomes David I’Anson as a new audit partner to its growing Southampton office.

David joins BDO with over 20 years’ experience in audit, having previously worked for PwC, and Mazars in Poole. He has a particular specialism in privately owned businesses and private equity backed firms in the technology, manufacturing and service sectors.

He says: “The quality and experience of partners and staff at BDO in Southampton, along with the firm’s national reputation and impressive breadth of services is what primarily drew me to this opportunity: there is a great focus on delivering excellent client service here. I will concentrate on working with the entrepreneurial, fast-growth mid-market companies of tomorrow who have already found their niche, have the right skills and expertise, but now need help to grow in a successful way.”

David has most recently worked with private owner-managed businesses across Hampshire and Dorset, and brings his knowledge and expertise of the area to BDO’s Southampton office.

Malcolm Thixton, lead partner and head of BDO LLP in Southampton, comments: “BDO is continuing to grow in the Central South and when we identified the need for a new audit partner, we could not have envisaged a better fit than David. He not only has the right skill sets, but also the personal qualities that make him a great addition to the BDO team.”