This City accountancy’s new managing partner has a taste for evil
City firms know their staff only too well.
Earlier this year brokerage XTB made a bold move when James Bond baddie Mads Mikkelsen became the firm's brand ambassador.
Now, UHY Hacker Young's new managing partner has revealed he, too, has a taste for evil, as the bean-counting boss unveils a brand new street-art installation at the firm's offices.
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The firm made waves in the City art world back in 2014, when it became the home of one of Banksy's pieces, Lab Rat. UHY was curating the painting until it found the current buyer, but the giant rat is setting sail for Rome to complete an exhibition of the artist's work.
Now, new managing partner Laurence Sacker is letting his love for evil run free at the firm, as it will soon be home to another piece of street art by Brighton-based artist Pure Evil.
The new piece titled Prince Philip's Nightmare and depicting the Queen in tears, will be unveiled by Sacker, who replaced former partner Ladislav Hornan earlier this month.
Prince Philip’s Nightmare is part of a larger series by Pure Evil, which illustrates a host of famous faces in tears.
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UHY is loaning the Banksy piece to the exhibition until September when it will be returned to the accountants' offices unless it finds a buyer.
Sacker tells The Capitalist that, with the Queen's birthday celebrations just around the corner, the anti-establishment installation couldn't have come at a better time.
Sacker said: "We are delighted to welcome Pure Evil’s portrait of the Queen, it’s especially fitting weeks after the Queen’s 90th birthday."
"With Banksy’s piece heading to Rome to be displayed in the biggest collection of his work, we are extremely happy to be able to house another amazing piece of street style artwork."
"Ladislav was clearly a fan of Banksy, and I’m thrilled for Pure Evil’s work to get the next stage of my career at UHY Hacker Young off to a flying start."