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Deloitte in Scotland promotes three former graduates to partnership
Andrew Stirling, Angela Mitchell, Claire Robb and Alex Armstrong
Deloitte in Scotland has announced the promotion of three of its directors to partner, all three starting their careers as graduates at the firm.
They were promoted along with 11 company employees to directors and 215 promotions across Scotland in total.
Claire Robb, Alex Armstrong It is Andrew Stirling were promoted to partners. The appointments form part of Deloitte’s national promotions round, which has seen 81 new partners promoted across the UK.
A third (33%) of Deloitte’s new partners are women, increasing the overall percentage of female partners in the UK to 30%, while close to a quarter (23%) are from an ethnic minority background, increasing the overall percentage in the UK United to 12%.
Ms Robb joined Deloitte’s tax team in 2006 after graduating from the University of Edinburgh. Based in Edinburgh, she advises private companies throughout their lifecycle. With a particular focus on expansions, she played a leading role in Deloitte’s Fast 50 Technology Awards program, which recognizes the fastest growing technology companies across the UK. As partner, she will drive the growth of Deloitte’s tax practice in Scotland and the firm’s emerging growth national tax team.
Armstrong joined Deloitte’s Jersey office in 2008 after studying German at the University of Nottingham. He spent three years working in auditing, before specializing in treasury accounting and valuation. A qualified chartered accountant, he has held a number of roles throughout his career at Deloitte, including a secondment to London to join the Financial Instruments team. He moved to Glasgow in 2016 and took on leadership of the UK Regions Treasury Audit and Assurance team.
In his new role as partner, and with specialized knowledge in implementing financial risk management strategies and hedge accounting solutions, Mr. Armstrong will focus on growing this side of Deloitte’s business, specializing in assurance treasury and consultancy services for corporate, retail banking and investment management sectors.
After studying politics and business at the University of Glasgow, Stirling joined Deloitte’s financial services audit team in 2008. His time at Deloitte, which included a secondment to the firm’s Sydney practice, saw him specialize in technology-led wealth and investment management, with a special focus on investment platforms.
In his new role, and in recognition of the rapidly growing investment and wealth management market, Mr Stirling will continue to develop a national team that oversees operations from its base in Edinburgh.
Angela Mitchell, senior partner at Deloitte in Scotland, said: “I would like to congratulate Claire, Alex and Andrew on their well-deserved promotions to partner. It is fantastic to see three of our former graduates rise to this level, which reflects their many years of dedication and hard work and reinforces the career path available to Deloitte graduates and Brightstart apprentices.
“At Deloitte, we take great pride in nurturing in-house talent, and the recent success of Claire, Alex and Andrew is testament to the diverse range of specialist talent we are fortunate to have across Deloitte’s Scottish practice.
“I would also like to congratulate all our promoters in Scotland, especially our 11 colleagues in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow who have been promoted to directors.”