Board appointment for Haines Watts managing partner
The managing partner of the Bristol office of Haines Watts has been appointed to the board responsible for growing the SME specialist accountancy firm nationwide.
Matthew Bracher is one of just four members of the national Haines Watts board, tasked with restructuring Haines Watts following a major acquisition of the London and Birmingham elements of the organisation last month.
Based out of offices in Bath Street in the city centre, Bracher joins Stephen Lucey in Cardiff, Ben Loveday from Reading and Donna Bulmer, the group managing partner, from Newcastle on the new board as the firm looks to focus on growth in regional conurbations around the UK.
He said that in the South West – ranging from Cornwall to Swindon – the company expected to target the business communities already covered by existing offices, as well as developing the Haines Watts offering into new locations.
“It’s great news for small and medium-sized businesses both in existing locations and in areas where we don’t currently have a presence,” he said. “The restructure will see our offices in each region working more closely together, so we can refine our client offering in terms of sharing expertise, skills and knowledge.
“As a board, we’ll be looking to develop the overall Haines Watts business to increasingly reflect the emerging needs and priorities of our clients with a focus on regional characteristics as well as solutions to generic business challenges.
“I’m personally looking forward to having a louder voice to support the South West SME community within the Haines Watts group, and to providing our existing and future client base with a consistent, quality business advisory service from across all our regional offices.
“I’m also looking forward to having a greater influence over the strategic direction of what we do and how we work with our clients.
“Ultimately, our success as a business is completely dependent on providing what our clients want. Our future growth is driven by our ability to deliver quality advice, excellent service and through trusted relationships with our clients., who are our greatest advocates.”
