BDO promotes 33 partners across firm

BDO LLP has announced the promotion of 33 new partners across its tax, audit, advisory and operational teams, effective from 1 November 2022.

The promotions follow the appointment of 26 new external partners since January. This takes BDO’s partnership to a total of 428, the largest it has ever been.

The promotions include eight people in BDO’s audit practice: Neil Ebdon, Ed Green-Wilkinson, Elizabeth Hooper, Lucie Kingdom, Joe Lucey, Owen Pettifor, Paula Willock.

Meanwhile, Sarah Beever, Sam Boundy, Matthew Glover, Richard Hogg, Claire Hudson, Aditi Hyett, Kamal Kataria, Martyne Pearson, Karen Riley and Nathan Thomas are all promoted in BDO’s tax team.

Within BDO’s advisory team, Gerald Bates, Daniel Bower, Stacey Brown, Gordon Carstairs, David Dicker, Martin Dunn, Simon Hall, Sannan Khan, Alex Mackay, Vinod Patel, Santiago Restrepo, Tom Robinson, Neville Side, Rachel Turner have all been promoted.

BDO has also made promotions within its operations teams: Paul Crean has been promoted to partner in the firm’s quality and risk management (QRM) team and Jessica Gowar will be promoted to partner with a focus on markets and clients.

Paul Eagland, managing partner at BDO, said: “Our latest promotions are a wonderful reflection of the talent we have grown within BDO. We have a broad range of skills and expertise in the latest round of promotions, which is an indicator of the diverse capabilities and services we offer our clients.

“I am particularly proud to see our promotions rise to 33, which is up from 26 last year, and the 13 partners we have appointed in our regional offices outside of London. It displays the strength, culture, and bright future we have across our firm. It is a great thrill to have so many talented experts choose to join our partnership.”

He added: “Becoming a partner is a long path, full of hard work and determination. I would like to welcome our latest partners and wish them all the best.”