Pictured are Suzanne Robinson and her predecessor Stuart Watson EY has appointed Suzanne Robinson as the new managing partner for the Yorkshire and Humber region with effect from 1 January 2017. Suzanne takes over from Stuart Watson who will retire as a partner in June 2017. Suzanne joined EY in 1993 and became
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EY adds three partners as firm targets Yorkshire expansion
EY has added three equity partners in Yorkshire as the firm targets expansion in the region. Mark Morritt has entered the partnership internally, while Paul Tomlinson and Christopher Gallagher have been appointed from Deloitte and PwC respectively. Mark, who joined the firm in 2005, specialises in auditing multinational listed groups and acting
Eight Yorkshire social enterprises secure EY Foundation support
Eight youth-focussed social enterprises from across Yorkshire – including a company which teaches about birds of prey and a business that recycles quality office furniture – have secured access to 12 months of free business support on the EY Foundation’s Accelerate programme, following a competitive process. The initiative, which is being
Northern entrepreneurs call on next Government to create growth hubs
Creating hubs across the UK to ‘drive innovation and growth through collaboration’ should be the top priority for the next Government, according to Northern entrepreneurs. An EY survey of 32 leaders at high growth entrepreneurial businesses based across the North West, the North East and Yorkshire – who are all alumni
Yorkshire’s leading entrepreneurs unveiled for EY awards
Entrepreneurs from 11 Yorkshire and Humber businesses, which together turnover more than £790m, have been shortlisted in EY’s North of England Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards 2015. Twelve entrepreneurs across these 11 Yorkshire companies – which include firms in the software, manufacturing, leisure and support services sectors – will compete with
Reshoring could add 38,000 jobs to Yorkshire economy, EY report says
Yorkshire and Humber could be amongst the top UK regions to benefit from the positive impact reshoring could have on the country’s economy over the next tern years, according to new research from professional services firm EY. The report, Reshoring – Time to seize the opportunity, calculated that reshoring could contribute
Devolved powers for Sheffield – EY comment
Stuart Watson, Yorkshire and Humberside Senior Partner at EY, has added his voice to the announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg that Sheffield will receive a city devolution deal, giving it greater control over transport, skills, housing and business support. Mr Watson said: The announcement around new decentralised powers for Sheffield
Look outside the EU to secure future export success, say Northern entrepreneurs
More than 80 per cent of Northern entrepreneurs see the future success of Britain’s exports lying outside the EU, according to the results of an EY survey. The research also found that almost half (47 per cent) of Northern entrepreneurs believe that a prosperous export market will rely on more support
Access to finance major barrier to starting a business today, say Northern entrepreneurs
Watson to lead EY in Yorkshire and Humberside
Stuart Watson has been appointed EY’s Yorkshire and Humberside Senior Partner as the business advisory firm continues to grow in the region. Stuart is an Assurance Partner and the UK Leader for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards programme. He spent ten years commuting weekly from his home in Yorkshire to