Highest-paid director earnt 拢5.3m
Profit at Zaha Hadid Architects rose by just over 拢500,000 last year, but turnover slipped back from 拢44.1m to 拢43.5m.
The highest-paid director, who the practice refused to name but is believed to be director Patrik Schumacher, earnt 拢5.3m, according to accounts filed last week for the year ending April 2018.
But in a lengthy accompanying report detailing many of the practice鈥檚 projects, Schumacher admitted the practice 鈥� a large proportion of whose staff are from the EU 鈥� faced challenges such as recruiting and retaining staff of the appropriate experience and calibre following Brexit.
He said: 鈥淥ur business鈥� success depends on us being able to recruit and retain sufficient architects and associated professionals with the highest level of design skills and experience 鈥� There is considerable uncertainty on the post-Brexit visa arrangement for skilled persons moving to and working in the UK. We are monitoring developments in this area and its possible impact on our UK recruitment.鈥�
He added: 鈥淐ompetition in the UK for architectural contracts is currently very challenging, but our global customer spread has mitigated the effect of this on our business.鈥�
. He is attempting to have them removed, with legal papers lodged at the High Court containing a string of 鈥� contested 鈥� complaints about their actions.
The accounts, for Zaha Hadid Limited, the architectural practice, showed that a 拢70,654 donation was made to Zaha Hadid Foundation and confirmed an interim dividend of 拢4.5m was paid to a holding company which is controlled by the other executors.
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