Azets, the UK top ten accountancy and advisory firm that specialises in supporting the needs of ambitious entrepreneurial, mid-market, owner-managed and family-owned businesses, has made 65 mid-year promotions at all levels across the South region.
These include promotions in Maidstone, Ashford and Orpington.
There are seven new Partners in the region, among a total of 11, including Rebecca Boys, Nicola Banham, Luke Sanderson, Toby Mason and Robert Young, all based in London, David Ellis, based in Maidstone and Craig Tolliday, Peterborough.
London-based Sajid Ghufoor has been appointed Director of Tax Investigations at the firm, which has 90 regional offices across its UK business.
Southampton-based Phil Strickland has been promoted to Director.
The firm’s South region has seen by far the biggest raft of promotions with 65 across all sectors out of a total of 119.
Nick Parrett, Regional Managing Director – South at Azets, said: “This bumper crop of mid-year promotions reflects the breadth and depth of the expertise and enthusiasm that our smart talented colleagues across the region bring to work every single day.
“This is an opportunity to recognise the strength of talent and diversity we have across the firm and it’s a pleasure to see how those being promoted have already embraced their new roles.
“We are focussed on supporting the needs of ambitious businesses and their owners, and our people are at the heart of all we do. These promotions further enhance the personalised client services that we deliver to clients.
“On behalf of myself and everyone at Azets, I want to congratulate 65 colleagues across the South region celebrating promotion, which is testament to our people and our commitment to hiring and developing the best talent, offering clear routes for career progression.”
Promoted to Associate Director are Kylie Bartlett (Guildford), Michelle Hayes (London) and Elizabeth Egan-Evans (Hertford). Rosalind Reeves (Havant) and Alexander Ormerod (Guildford) have been named Senior Managers.
Among those promoted to Manager are Louise Davies and Nathan Powell (Guildford); Isabelle Chaplin (Beaconsfield); Stacey Oakey (Witney); Nicholas Watts (Hertford); Robert Hodgson (Kettering); Kriss Brill (London); Daniel Keets (Poole) and Harry Woodington and Tommy Barnes (Portsmouth).
Promoted to Assistant Manager are Karen Hicks, Aaron Kalyan, Alex Budd and Craig McGonigal (Beaconsfield); Lucy Tyler, Nataliya Bilyk-Plumb, Charlotte Oakland, Sheroya James and Matthew Creasey (Guildford); Gina Stevenson (Kettering; Eve Carpenter, Kaleen Pillay, Lucy Edwards, Charlie Manchester, Harry Heywood and Jake Owers (London); Jack Brame (Heathrow) and Jacob Cardus (Poole).
New Seniors include Ludmilla Kevan, Florian Howe and Matthew Adamson (Beaconsfield); Amelia Whillans, Ellen Neale, Madeleine Kinner, Joshua Watkins and Samuel Moffitt (Guildford); Hannah Croad, David Mattinglay and Lewis McGrath (Havant); Muskhan Mukreja (Heathrow); Ester Sivanthan and Tayla Jones (Orpington); Aleksandra Mainka-Pawlowska (Sutton); Robert Burgess (Ashford); Billy Wong and Logan Cullum (Hertford); Matthew Webber and Thomas Murphy (Peterborough) and Iain Clarke (Southend).
Promoted to Assistant were Lucy Reps (Guildford), Paige Maglone (Kettering) and Harry Collins (Newbury).
