Deloitte announces new partner and director appointments in Yorkshire

Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has announced the appointment of two partners and six directors to its team in Yorkshire.

The two new partners are Richard Eighteen and Annabel Rake.

Richard Eighteen is a partner in the Technology business within Consulting. He joined Deloitte in 2001 and has focused on scoping and delivering large technology-enabled transformation programmes in the Insurance industry.

He has worked with multiple clients across the Global, Life and Health sectors, focusing on core systems transformation, finance transformation and business process design and re-engineering. He leads Deloitte’s strategic alliance with multiple insurance software vendors in the market.

Chief Marketing Officer Annabel Rake has also been promoted to partner. She oversees the firm’s marketing strategy and, as sponsorship director for London 2012, was responsible for the largest sponsorship programme undertaken by Deloitte. She has been with the firm for 12 years.

Eighteen and Rake are among 57 partner promotions in the UK, of which nearly one in four (23%) are women. Around one in five (19%) of Deloitte’s partners are women, an increase from 14% in 2014.

In addition to the two new partners, Deloitte has promoted six of its Leeds-based team to director.

Julie Campbell is a director in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) tax team. She specialises in tax due diligence and tax structuring on M&A transactions for private company and private equity clients.

Helen Rylands is promoted to director in the employment taxes team, supporting employers in all aspects of tax compliance. She advises clients on maintaining appropriate systems and processes, as well as providing ad hoc support across employment tax.

Helen was involved in the team which was recently named ‘Best Tax Team in a Big 4 Firm’ at the 2017 Tolley’s Taxation Awards.

Richard McGinn becomes a director in the International Audit team. He has worked across a wide range of industry sectors and specialises in working with foreign-owned clients, as well as those in the travel and hospitality sectors.

Peter Hempsall joined Deloitte in 2006 on the consulting analyst programme. He is chief technology officer of Deloitte Ventures, playing a leading role in building the firm’s innovation capabilities.

Jonny Lees has been promoted to director within the Financial Advisory team, specialising in restructuring services. He focuses on assisting corporates with advice and support to help transform their businesses and add value.

Richard Lofthouse becomes a director in the Consulting team. His expertise is in improving customer experience through large-scale business transformation, particularly for financial services clients.

Simon Manning, partner at Deloitte in Yorkshire & the North East, said: “I’d like to personally congratulate our two new partners and six new directors. Their promotions reflect our continued confidence and investment in the Yorkshire region, and in the quality of our senior team.”