KPMG promotes seven staff to director level
BUSINESS advisors KPMG has made seven senior promotions within its Leeds office.
The newly-promoted directors include: Rashpal Khangura and Claire Needham in audit; Chris Sheryn in management consulting; and James Lumb and Helen Roxburgh in the transactions and restructuring practice.
KPMG’s staff in Leeds are set to move into the firm’s new Sovereign Square development in 2015 which follows the completion of its national Innovation and Solutions Centre at Broad Gate.
This has created a further 200 new roles in the city.
Chris Hearld, Northern chairman and office senior partner at KPMG in Leeds, said: “In Leeds, we have built one of KPMG’s largest practice areas outside of London, which is home to some of the firm’s most experienced and talented professionals, and are committed to growing that offering in the city and across the North of England.
“These promotions recognise the clear commitment we have to expanding our operations in the region, but also the hard work and performance of our team in delivering exceptional services to our clients.”
Leigh Davenport from the firm’s tax division and Marcus Tyldsley from audit have also been named as directors.
The pair will work alongside recently-appointed partner Ian Beaumont, who has 25 years’ experience in the Yorkshire market, to support KPMG’s offering to privately-owned businesses.
Ian Beaumont, partner and enterprise lead at KPMG in Yorkshire, said: “I’m excited to have joined such a high quality team at KPMG, which has a long and successful history in the region, and congratulate the new directors on their promotions.
“In such a rapidly changing environment, Yorkshire businesses are increasingly looking to advisers for expert support in achieving their growth ambitions.
“It is the perfect time to be developing our proposition to private enterprise, which is an essential part of the Northern economy and has long been at the heart of what we do.”
KPMG employs over 750 staff within its Leeds office, including 28 partners.
