EY appoints eight new partners in Scotland

EY has appointed eight new partners in Scotland.

Will Asher, Mark Higgins, Laura Mitchell, Fiona Queen, Richard Rainey, Ross Robertson and Mike Winn have been appointed partners, while Tom Sanders, who was appointed partner in the Aberdeen practice in 2022, has been promoted to equity partner.

The new appointments bring the EY Scotland partner team to 87 and span sectors and service lines including audit, tax, energy, corporate finance, technology consulting and financial services.

Ally Scott, EY Scotland managing partner, said: “These promotions mark a significant career milestone for our new partners, and it’s particularly meaningful when we celebrate people reaching partner who originally joined as graduates.

“The depth and breadth of expertise of our EY Scotland team will help us to serve our clients as they look to transform their businesses and navigate the uncertainty in the external environment.”

Tom Sanders has worked in the Aberdeen office for the last 15 years in the energy sector, joining EY shortly after he graduated. He recently set up the Audit Centre of Excellence in Edinburgh, where his team deliver UK statutory audits for large companies.

Will Asher has been promoted to partner in the risk consulting practice after joining EY 15 years ago. Based in Edinburgh, he advises clients in the energy, resources and industrials sector nationally and works with a range of companies on risk management.

Mark Higgins, based in Edinburgh, has been promoted to partner in tax. He joined EY in 2017 after founding a technology company in 2006, and now leads the EMEIA technology pursuits team, with an increasing focus on financed managed services.

Laura Mitchell has 13 years’ experience in the wealth and asset management assurance practice in Edinburgh. She originally joined EY as a graduate and has experience of auditing listed investment companies and regulated funds.

Fiona Queen has 16 years audit experience and has spent her career in the financial services sector with EY in both Edinburgh, where she is based, and San Francisco.

Richard Rainey, based in Edinburgh, has been appointed to partner in EY’s mergers and acquisitions team. Since joining EY as a graduate in 2008, he has built experience across a range of buy and sell-side transactions, private equity, fundraising, cross-border deals and IPOs.

Ross Robertson has worked in the Glasgow office for the last six years, having spent the first three years of his EY career in London, joining as a graduate from university. He works on both listed and private companies across industries, including recruitment, transportation and renewable energy.

Mike Winn joined EY as an audit graduate in 1997 and has 27 years of audit experience based in the Aberdeen office. He has predominantly worked on energy, power and utilities audits across a range of listed, private and inbound companies.

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