EY strengthens Leeds business with six new partner appointments

The new partners in Leeds are internal promotions and their roles are spread across services including transaction diligence, audit, markets and business development, turnaround and restructuring strategy, and consulting. Five of the six partner appointments are women.

Across the UK, EY has strengthened its partnership with 267 new appointments, of which 161 are internal promotions and 106 are external hires. This latest round of appointments has increased EY’s UK partner population to 1,683.

Tim West, EY’s Leeds office managing partner, said: “The new partner appointments in Leeds continue our investment in the region as we look to expand the range of skills and services we’re able to provide to clients.

“EY is on track for its third year of double-digit growth in the UK and these appointments put us in a great position to continue this trajectory in the years ahead.

“I’m also particularly proud that each of our new partners are internal promotions, marking our commitment to developing top talent.

"We want EY to be a place where everyone is able to achieve their potential and we’re focussed on building a pipeline of talent across all parts of the firm.”

The new Leeds partners include Alexandra Fogal, markets and business development; Ben Coggin, transaction diligence; Cara Clancy, audit; Rachel Holmes, UK policing; Georgina Knockton, transformation, government and infrastructure; and Anna Malcolm, technical accounting team.

Of the new partners appointed across the UK this year, 33 per cent are women and 28 per cent are from an ethnic minority background, of which seven per cent (five partners) identify as black or mixed black.

Mr West added: “I’m encouraged to see the progress we’re making to increase the diversity of our partner population, but we know there’s still a way to go. Building a diverse and inclusive culture is a top priority for EY and we’re taking targeted action to accelerate the pace of change.”