The UK accountancy group, which provides private client services, has hired from a rival firm.

UHY Hacker Young has appointed Chris Smith as a new partner within its London office.

Smith was previously audit partner for Barnes Roffe in London, where he advised owner managers and entrepreneurs. Before that, Smith spent 13 years as audit senior manager in KPMG's middle markets team.

“There are real synergies with Chris’s sector specialisms and our existing industry strengths from our London office. Chris will also be helping to drive our cloud accounting offering to our existing and prospective clients,” said Laurence Sacker, managing partner at UHY Hacker Young.

UHY Hacker Young’s London office provides a range of audit, accounting and tax services to corporate and private clients throughout the UK and internationally. Its private client arm covers tax and family wealth management, trust administration, executor and probate advice, and advice for non-UK domiciles.