Grant Thornton UK LLP has promoted Joanne Brown to partner to lead its public services offering in Scotland.

With over 18 years’ experience providing audit and assurance services to a range of public sector organisations,  Brown’s most recent role was head of the public services assurance team in Scotland. She joined the firm in April 2015 and has significant experience in supporting organisations with governance arrangements and internal controls.

Brown will lead the firm’s wider public services offering across Scotland working with health, central government, local government and not for profit organisations. She will also continue to support the development of the firm’s internal audit offering to public sector clients nationally.