S&W strengthens consulting team with lead risk advisory Partner appointment

S&W, the professional services group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa O’Donnell as Partner, who will lead the risk advisory consulting team.

Lisa joins S&W from PWC and has over 18 years’ experience providing advisory and assurance services. Most recently, Lisa spent four years building PWC’s sustainability practice within risk, helping clients navigate the increasingly complex regulatory and reporting landscape.

Prior to this, Lisa’s career spans both the UK and Australia, where she has worked across a broad range of clients from multinational corporations to smaller businesses, supporting them in establishing or enhancing their risk, controls, internal audit, and sustainability functions.

Lisa O’Donnell, Partner, at S&W said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining S&W at this exciting time of investment and growth. It’s also a huge privilege to lead risk advisory which brings together my sustainability, risk, controls and internal audit experience into one place as well as bringing in exceptional talent across technology risk. This combined capability allows risk advisory to support clients in protecting and enhancing their businesses in an ever-changing environment with increasing and more complex risks.”

Claire Burden, Head of Consulting at S&W, added: “Lisa brings a significant wealth of experience and insight alongside a passion for helping clients solve business issues, manage risk and protect value. Her appointment reflects our commitment to growing our consulting business and provide complementary services that help our clients thrive in a complex and evolving environment.”

Lisa’s appointment signals S&W’s continued investment in building a market-leading advisory offering, with risk advisory playing a central role in helping clients protect and enhance value.