Avison Young has hired Aisling O’Kane from Bridge Industrial as director of town planning.
O’Kane, who has more than 15 years’ experience of managing complex planning instructions, was vice president and head of planning at Bridge.
In her new role, she will have a national remit and will be tasked with driving the firm’s industrial expertise and growing its planning portfolio.
Nick Alston, principal, senior director, town planning at Avison Young, said: “Aisling brings a wealth of expertise in strategic planning and stakeholder collaboration from the industrial and logistics sectors. Her strong knowledge of project managing diverse and large-scale development projects delivered cost effectively and to high environmental standards will be invaluable. This appointment emphasises Avison Young’s commitment to attracting top-tier talent to drive our planning capabilities forward.”
O’Kane added: “I’m excited to join Avison Young and contribute to the expansion of our national planning services. Spotlighting our wider industrial and logistics expertise, we will drive forward Avison Young’s planning capabilities through a diverse portfolio of clients. I look forward to growing our client base and shaping a strong industrial strategy.”
