Deloitte is proud to announce the recent appointment of 11 new partners across New Zealand.
Deloitte New Zealand chief executive, Mike Horne said: “It is always an uplifting task to progress our finest talent within Deloitte New Zealand and our new leaders are no exception.”
The newly appointed partners are across a range of specialised services, namely Deloitte Access Economics, Deloitte Private, digital and technology transformation, Financial Services Advisory, HR Technology, Tax, Business Advisory, and Risk Management.
“I have no doubt the combined experience of our new partners will enrich and evolve the firm, while ensuring that we remain relevant in our knowledge of the issues that our clients face,” Horne said.
Tax and business advisory: In Auckland, Anna Fitzgibbon and James Arlidge have been appointed partners in Deloitte Private. They have a shared wealth of experience providing tax and business advisory services to high-net-worth families, large privately-owned enterprises, and sports organisations. Jeanne du Buisson, is an indirect tax partner with a passion for helping clients manage their GST, VAT, and customs obligations so they can focus on their business. He leads a number of national indirect tax initiatives, including Deloitte’s indirect tax technology offering.
In Wellington, James Arbuthnott is a partner operating as a financial services industry and corporate tax specialist, with a particular focus on the funds and wealth management industry.
Consulting: The Wellington office has admitted Luke Collier, Dave Lane, JP Tocker, and Tony Santoro as partners in the Consulting team. Collier leads Deloitte’s digital transformation services focused on enabling public sector agencies and their private sector partners to deliver better services. Lane leverages broader technology and business experience to support clients through their transformation journey.
JP Tocker joins as partner in the Oracle team, where he leads large technology implementation projects. Santoro specialises in human capital, focussing on HR technology services, vendor analysis and solution design, project delivery, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
In Auckland, Kylie Bryant is a new consulting partner, bringing specialist financial services experience following a career in banking. With more than 20 years of local and global experience, she has deep industry knowledge in banking, insurance, investment management and technology.
Risk Advisory: Based in Auckland, Monika Wakeman has been appointed as a risk advisory partner. She leads the health, safety, and wellbeing service with a particular focus on third-party and supply-chain risk management as it applies to the environmental, social, and governance landscape.
Financial Advisory: Liza van der Merwe takes on the role of financial advisory partner and is an economist in the Access Economics team. She has played an integral role in the growth of the economics practice and brings an economics lens to Deloitte’s voice in the market.
In addition to the 11 partner appointments, 18 directors have also recently been announced.
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