Azets announces new director in Hampshire among 58 strategic promotions across South region
UK top 10 accountancy firm Azets has made a series of strategic promotions across its South region to reflect business growth.
The UK’s specialist business advisor to SMEs, has announced 58 regional new promotions, including seven new directors, as part of hundreds of promotions across the whole firm.
Joanna Gander, based in Southampton, has been named an Employment Tax Director. With Azets for more than a decade, she specialises in advising businesses on tax affairs.
Ashwin Aggarwal, who is based in Beaconsfield and London and has been with Azets for five years, is promoted to Audit Director. He supports a diverse portfolio of clients, primarily within the £10m to £100m turnover range.
Liz Egan-Evans, who is based in Hertford, is promoted to R&D Director. With Azets since 2022, she is part of the firm’s team supporting research and development in innovative businesses.
Matt Bright, who works out of the Maidstone office and has been with the firm for almost seven years, has been named a Tax Director. He advises business across Kent on tax affairs.
Kelvin Lawrence, also based in Southampton, is promoted to Tax Director after 13 years with Azets. He specialises in UK tax advice for owner-managed businesses, entrepreneurs, shareholders and professional partnerships.
Tim Glover, of the Guildford office and with Azets since 2021, is promoted to Audit Director. His key skills include internal audit, statutory accounting, financial accounting, external audit, and auditing.
Sophie Venton, also of the Guildford office, is named a new Audit Director. With Azets for nearly eight years, she manages a portfolio of corporate and charity clients who operate in a number of fields from property development to fitness and leisure.
Nick Parrett, Regional Managing Director, South, said: “These richly deserved promotions demonstrate that we continue to recognise the absolute value in nurturing our own talent.
“It is also a huge indication that we maintain an ongoing commitment to expand the business across the wider South region and offer outstanding advice to our all-important clients.
“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.”
The rest of the regional promotions by Azets, the UK’s specialist business advisor to SMEs, are broken down as two associate directors, 13 senior managers, 11 managers and 25 assistant managers.
Other promotions, by office, include:
Ashford – senior manager, manager;
Beaconsfield – three senior managers and a senior;
Bicester – senior manager;
Canterbury – senior manager, assistant manager;
Guildford – two managers, three assistant managers;
Heathrow – senior manager, manager two assistant managers;
Hertford – associate director, two senior managers;
Kettering – manager, assistant manager;
London – associate director, senior manager, five managers, 12 assistant managers;
Maidstone - two assistant managers;
Newbury – senior manager;
Poole – two assistant managers;
Portsmouth – two senior managers;
Sidcup – manager;
Southend – assistant manager.
Azets is an international advisory group, with 9,000 local experts in 190 locations across eight countries, backed by progressive technology.