Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has announced 40 new promotions to director, with nine of the promotions based in the North West.
RSM UK has strengthened its audit faculty with the promotion of Charlotte Massey in Manchester, Michael Oates in Preston and Chris Phillips in Stoke. In its tax faculty, Louise Cowell (Manchester) and Chris Alderman (Stoke) have both been promoted. In addition, Chris Buckle has been promoted in consulting (Crewe), Helen Gibson in mergers and acquisitions (Preston), and Nicki Wall in accounting and business advisory (Stoke). Chris Evans has also been promoted in the national finance office, and will be based in Manchester.
The newly appointed directors are among 40 promotions to director across the national firm – matching 2021’s largest ever cohort of new directors. Dozens more staff have also been promoted as RSM UK aims to become a first-choice employer of highly skilled people, and the leading adviser to middle market firms globally. This latest promotion round marks another significant milestone in its continued bid to strengthen the growth of the firm from within its own ranks.
RSM UK has also recently recruited a record high of 723 new students across the UK in 2022. The move surpasses its 2021 intake by 20%, as the firm continues to invest in its long-term growth plans. Specifically in the North West, the firm has taken on 112 new students, across all service lines in the business.
Kevin Duffy, RSM UK’s regional managing partner for the North West, said: ‘Our latest round of director promotions recognises the hard work, dedication and talent of our team in the North West. They have worked incredibly hard to reach this stage and I know they will each play an important role in driving our regional growth. I am also delighted to welcome our new trainees for 2022 who will look to our new directors for support as role models as they embark on their careers at RSM UK.
‘Both the promotions and record intake of trainees this year demonstrate our confidence in the strength of the region and our desire to be both a key player and employer – recruiting, developing and retaining the very best of talent in the North West.’
