Inge Valkenburg has joined Masthaven as its group financial controller.

Valkenburg (pictured) joins the London-based bridging firm from Arram Berlyn Gardner, a City firm of chartered accountants and registered auditors. She managed a wide-ranging portfolio of clients, including FSA regulated insurance brokers, construction and property entities, a chain of high street betting shops, and clients in the manufacturing industry.

She said: “After spending my entire career to date in practice, I wanted the challenge of being at the coal face and actually delivering value on a day to day basis, rather than simply doing compliance work.

“Having a forward looking role, and feeling part of an organisation’s success was very appealing to me, and in joining Masthaven I see an exciting future ahead, where I will have the chance to impact on business decisions and strategy to help contribute towards the group’s continuous growth.”

“Due to the continuous expansion of the group, we have been looking for a suitable candidate for this demanding role for some time,” said Richard Deacon, sales and marketing director.

“Inge certainly ticks all the boxes and in the very short time she has been here she has integrated into the Masthaven ethos tremendously and I look forward to working with her.”