BDO has promoted more than 2,200 employees across its UK business, including 29 new partners in audit, tax, deals, consulting, risk and outsourcing, effective from 1 November.
The firm’s audit practice recorded more than 1,200 promotions, alongside ten partner appointments.
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The new audit partners were Sarah Kierstan, Daniel Pratt, Georgie Gaunt, Adam Barallon, John Detweiler, Caroline Hulmston, Anna Lillie, George Moore, Chris Saxby and Paul Williams.
BDO also promoted 315 employees in its tax practice and appointed seven partners including Steph Carr, Olga Sweeney, Peter Cheng, Gemma Davies, Emma Poynter, Michael Pape and Matthew Carter.
Its consulting, risk and outsourcing division made 358 promotions and added four partners including Andrew Hutton, Tristan Oorloff, Claire Robertson and John Critchley Roper.
BDO’s deals practice promoted 170 employees, with Matthew McDevitt, Lorna Hopkinson, Alistair Rolland, Craig Goold, Ryan Biscomb, Lewis Winston, Ollie Woodward and James Garside appointed as partners.
BDO’s central operations accounted for a further 176 promotions.
Nearly one-third of the new partners are based outside London. Women represent more than one-third of the partner appointments, as BDO targets 30% female representation at partner level by the end of 2030.
The firm recruited 525 trainees in September. This includes school-leaver apprentices, graduates and industrial placement students. More than one-quarter of its employees are now on graduate, apprenticeship or industrial placement programmes.
BDO also said its social mobility and citizenship programmes reached more than 8,200 young people during the year through work experience, insight events and virtual careers initiatives.
BDO People, Culture & Purpose head Louise Sayers said: “The success of our business is built on the expertise, ambition and commitment of our people. These promotions recognise the outstanding contribution each individual has made to our clients, colleagues and communities.
“We believe creating opportunities for success should begin before young people ever enter the workplace. It starts by helping them understand the career paths available to them, gain meaningful experience and build confidence in their future.
“From supporting thousands of students with work experience and career insight opportunities, to developing future partners and business leaders within our firm, we are committed to helping our people succeed, progress and achieve their potential.”
