Azets promotes 58 staff across South region in UK

UK-based accountancy firm Azets has promoted 58 professionals across its South region, led by seven director-level appointments, as part of a wider round of internal career advancements across the firm.

The regional cohort of promotions include two associate directors, 13 senior managers, 11 managers, and 25 assistant managers, alongside the director appointments.

Among the new directors, Ashwin Aggarwal, based in Beaconsfield and London offices, has been named audit director.

Tim Glover and Sophie Venton in Guildford office were also named audit directors.

Glover joined in 2021 with focus areas spanning statutory accounting, financial accounting, and internal and external audit.

Venton, who has been with Azets for nearly eight years, handles corporate and charity mandates across property development, leisure, and other sectors.

In taxation division, Southampton-based Joanna Gander has become Employment Tax Director after more than ten years at the firm.

From the same office, Kelvin Lawrence was elevated to tax director following 13 years with Azets.

Matt Bright, who has spent almost seven years at the Maidstone office, has also been promoted to Tax Director. In Hertford, Liz Egan-Evans was appointed R&D Director, after joining Azets in 2022 to work with innovative enterprises.

Among all, the London office accounted for 19 promotions, including one associate director, one senior manager, five managers, and 12 assistant managers.

Azets employs 9,000 specialists across 190 branches in eight countries.

Azets South regional managing director Nick Parrett said: “These richly deserved promotions demonstrate that we continue to recognise the absolute value in nurturing our own talent.

“I congratulate all those who has been promoted – a reflection of the incredible dedication, breadth of experience and unrivalled varied sector specialism shown by everyone who is adding value to this region.”