Avison Young has appointed Kathryn Gardner as a director in its building and project consultancy team in Newcastle.
Gardner, who has 25 years of experience in delivering projects in Teesside, joins Avison Young from K2 Consultancy, where she was responsible for leading and growing the firm’s North East business.
Prior to K2, she was a regional director at AtkinsRéalis, acting as the client lead for the Teesworks programme.
Gordon Hewling, managing director, Newcastle and principal, building and project consultancy at Avison Young, said: “Kathryn’s arrival strengthens our Newcastle team at an important moment for the region. Her track record in delivering complex, high value programmes, including major schemes in Teesside, brings an additional depth of expertise to our building and project consultancy team. With her understanding of the opportunities emerging across the North East, and her decades of experience in the region, I’m confident that she will play a central role in helping clients realise long-term value from their projects.”
Gardner added: “Having spent much of my career working on significant infrastructure programmes across Teesside, the wider North East region and nationally, I’m eager to apply that experience and support Avison Young’s growing pipeline of public and private sector work. It’s a really exciting time for the North East, with huge potential on the horizon, and I’m looking forward to collaborating with the team, and our clients and partners, to drive forward schemes that will shape the next phase of regional growth.”
