PwC NZ builds its Partnership for a greater client service

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Thursday 28 June 2012

News Release

PwC NZ builds its Partnership for a greater client service and delivery focus

PwC welcomes two new Partners to its New Zealand firm from 1 July 2012. This brings the number of full equity Partners to 108 and the total number of new Partners admitted since the start of the year to five.

PwC’s Chief Executive Officer Bruce Hassall says he’s committed to continuing to grow the New Zealand firm to better service the needs of PwC’s clients.

Mr Hassall says, “Adding new talent into our Partnership team means we can further broaden and deepen our expertise to guide our clients through the changing conditions of this uncertain market. The promotion of Michelle Redington and Hamiora Bowkett to the Partnership confirms the firm’s commitment to investing in and developing our people and rewarding their talents and efforts. The firm congratulates our latest partners on their achievement.

“It’s my vision to see the New Zealand firm recognised as the number one firm in the market, measured by the quality of our work, the talents of our people and the strength of the brand. Today’s Partnership announcement keeps us on track to achieve this goal,” adds Mr Hassall.

Here’s an overview of PwC’s two new Partners:

Michelle Redington has been appointed Partner in PwC’s Auckland Tax team. Michelle specialises in providing international tax, cross-border structuring and mergers and acquisitions tax advice. She worked in PwC Australia’s Sydney office, as well as the New Zealand firm’s Wellington office, before settling in Auckland in 2006. She joined the New Zealand firm in 2001 from a major law firm. She was recently accepted into the Global Women in Leadership Breakthrough Leadership programme for emerging women leaders.

Hamiora Bowkett is based in PwC’s Wellington office and becomes a Partner in the Advisory team. Hamiora will continue providing business advisory services to the public sector, drawing on his background in public policy and public economics, while focusing on supporting central Government engagement with iwi and Maori. He has more than 13 years’ experience working in and consulting to central Government across a range of portfolios including education, social welfare, health and Maori development. He worked at the Treasury and the Ministries of Social Development, Education and Science, before joining PwC six years ago.

The duo joins this year’s earlier admission of Christchurch’s Wayne Munn, Auckland’s Scott Mitchell and Paul Brabin as Partners in the firm’s Advisory practice.

PwC New Zealand has more than 1,300 staff across eight New Zealand offices, stretching from Auckland in the North to Dunedin in the South.

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