EY strengthens Scottish Team with New Partner Appointments

Posted on 15 July, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin

Scotland’s largest professional services firm has announced the appointment of seven new partners and three associate partners in what it describes as the “single largest investment” in new partnerships north of the border.

Three of EY’s new female partners (left to right) Jennifer Houston, Tricia Nelson and Laura Mair.

Three of EY’s new female partners (left to right) Jennifer Houston, Tricia Nelson and Laura Mair.

EY — known as Ernst & Young until 2013 — now has a total of 32 partners working from its four Scottish offices. The latest round of appointments “is reflective of the strong Scottish brand and the firm’s commitment to invest strategically in Scotland as the economy continues to strengthen,” the firm said in a statement.

Of the new appointments, eight are new promotions and two international transfers from Australia and the United States, while 40 per cent of those promoted are women. In addition to the partner promotions, EY has also announced five new executive director appointments.

“This year’s new partner appointments reflect our high performing culture and our ability to respond to our clients’ needs,” commented Mark Harvey, a partner and market leader at EY Scotland.

“Our capacity to make such a significant investment into our business is a result of recent market success, and reflects our belief that we can continue to build the most dynamic and client focused professional services firm in Scotland.

“We now have a strong pipeline of high quality people who have a wealth of experience and talent, to not only grow our business but also support the growth of our country’s businesses both domestically and internationally,” he added.

The three new partners in EY’s Aberdeen office are: Jamie Dixon, Heather Smallwood and Jennifer Houston.

In Edinburgh, the new associate partners are: Mike Jenkins, Giles Watson and Gordon Wood. EY has also confirmed three new executive directors for its office in the Scottish capital. They are: Derek Hyslop, Mike Timmins and Paul Stratford.

And in Glasgow the new partners are, Laura Mair and Tricia Nelson. The office’s two new executive directors will be Janie McMinn and Nicola McIntyre.

EY’s two partner transfers are John MacDonald, who is moving to Scotland from EY Australia, and Jacob Cooper, who previously worked for EY in America.

Earlier this year, the company appointed Donald Forsyth as a partner in its Inverness office. Mark Harvey also confirmed there are more Scottish partner appointments in the pipeline for later this year.

The EY brand  — which has a Scottish heritage with its 1889 founder Arthur Young coming from Glasgow  —  has enjoyed a boost in Scotland thanks to the firm’s status as official professional advisor and supporter of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and as an official partner of the 2014 Ryder Cup.




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