Grant Thornton UK expands team with 11 new appointments

Grant Thornton UK has bolstered its capableness by adding 11 caller partners crossed its advisory and audit practices.

Six of the caller partners person joined done the firm's acquisition of Fairgrove.

This radical includes Fairgrove co-founders Paddy Woods Ballard, who joins nationalist management, and Patrick Woodrow, who moves into firm concern advisory.

They are joined by chap Fairgrove partners Oli Lestner, Adam Lee and Andrew Keller, who volition besides enactment successful firm concern advisory, and Andrew Hawkins, who volition articulation nationalist management.

Grant Thornton UK noted that each six Fairgrove partners volition beryllium based successful London.

The latest circular of appointments besides features 2 interior promotions wrong Grant Thornton's audit practice.

Zeenat Patel becomes a spouse successful audit successful Manchester, portion Mark Foster has been promoted to spouse successful Public Interest Audit successful Leeds.

In addition, the steadfast has made 3 outer spouse hires: Lee Betteridge successful Forensic and Investigations successful London, Darshan Chandarana successful AI Consulting successful Bristol and Nick Davies successful Private Equity successful London.

Grant Thornton UK CEO Malcolm Gomersall said: "July was a beardown period for our concern expansion, with 11 caller partners joining crossed our advisory and audit practices.

"The summation of six colleagues from Fairgrove brings specialist, complementary expertise into the firm, alongside the continued progression of our ain radical into spouse roles.

"These appointments adhd existent extent successful the areas wherever lawsuit request is sharpest, and they support america firmly connected way to present our committedness of 160 caller partners by the extremity of 2027."

These appointments beryllium wrong Grant Thornton UK's two-year concern enlargement programme, launched successful precocious 2025, which is targeting 160 caller partners by the adjacent of 2027.

So acold this year, the steadfast has named 104 caller partners successful total, comprising 30 interior promotions and 74 outer hires.

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