Azets appoints deputy chief operating officer
Azets, the international accounting and business advisory group with 7,000 people and 120,000 clients across Europe, has appointed Roger Eigenheer as deputy chief operating officer (COO).
Belfast-based Roger is an experienced professional services leader with a background in technology. He has scaled and led large and diverse teams and associated transformation programmes.
Roger joins Azets from EY, where he set up the firm’s successful Delivery and Innovation Hub, focussing on technology enabled client delivery for UK & Ireland and scaling it rapidly to deliver over £25 million in fees per annum.
Roger previously led large multi-year client transformation contracts and programmes for Accenture and other global organisations. He started his graduate career with Jaguar Land Rover in the Midlands over 20 years ago.
Roger Eigenheer, deputy COO at Azets, said: “’I’m thrilled to join Azets at this exciting stage of its journey, and motivated to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead. I am completely energised by our purpose – to improve the lives of our colleagues, clients, and communities, in a sustainable way – which I identify strongly with.
“Azets has big ambitions and a clear strategic plan which reinforces our purpose and sets out a pathway for achieving our goals. This, together with our collaborative culture and personalised client service, is what most attracted me to joining.
“We have and incredible breadth of talent and expertise across the group and I am confident we will continue to fulfil our purpose in our communities every day, as we continue to grow and disrupt.”
Stephen Sharp, COO at Azets, said: “Roger brings a wealth of experience in many disciplines across leadership and the provision of consulting, tax, audit, and strategy and transaction services. Roger’s extensive background will support his contribution to the delivery of our ambition in years ahead. There is lots to do and I will work closely with Roger to ensure we keep building momentum and driving Azets forward.”
Chris Horne, group CEO at Azets, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Roger into the Azets family and further strengthen our leadership team. This is a perfect opportunity for Roger to do what he does best while supporting Stephen through our next growth phase. We have no doubt that Roger will be an integral part of our team.”