Azets makes raft of promotions across Eastern region
UK top 10 accountancy firm Azets has made a series of strategic promotions across its East region to reflect business growth.
The UK’s specialist business advisor to SMEs, has announced 12 new promotions, including three new partners, as part of hundreds of promotions across the whole firm.
East promotions cover the six East Anglian offices – in Norwich, Ipswich, Huntingdon, Bury St Edmunds, Saxmundham and Cambridge.
The three new partners are Aimée Winterbone (Cambridge), Hugh Simpson (Bury St Edmunds) and Dom Knight (Ipswich).
Aimée, who joined Azets from BDO in 2024, specialises in helping GP clients navigate the changes in NHS contract funding and understand how this impacts on their accounting and taxation responsibilities.
Long-serving Hugh, who has been with Azets since 2013, specialises in the agricultural sector and works with a large number of clients across the sector with operations in East Anglia and beyond.
Dom Knight, who was named in Accountancy Age’s ‘35 under 35’ in 2024, works closely with a diverse portfolio of corporate clients across sectors including logistics, property development, construction, investment, manufacturing, wholesale, and professional services.
Promoted to associate director are Danielle Lown (Bury St Edmunds), Mark Fosker and Jack Anders (both Ipswich).
Newly promoted to senior manager are Chelsea Parkes (Ipswich), James Pearson (Bury St Edmunds) and Sam Rodgers, who is part of the East team but works out of the Birmingham office.
Karina Vellam (Huntingdon) and Aimee Hunwicke (Ipswich) are promoted to assistant manager and Emma Body (Norwich) to sub regional office manager.
David Scrivener, regional managing director of the East Region, said: “Each and every promotion is a huge achievement and recognition of the contribution made to our region and the wider business. I would like to offer my personal congratulations to all concerned.
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“Promotions are not given out lightly and very much have to be earned – therefore it must be said that this aspirational cohort has shown incredible dedication, commitment and expertise.
“At Azets we totally believe in retaining and developing our own top talent as part of our continued investment in people to match our ambitious growth plans with generational new leaders.”
Azets is an international advisory group, with 9,000 local experts in 190 locations across eight countries, backed by progressive technology.
East Anglian firm Ensors officially become Azets on September 1, completing the integration of the accountancy and business advisory firm following its acquisition by Azets last year.