Deloitte strengthens its tax, legal and advisory teams

New appointees bolster Deloitte’s technology and transformation teams, tax and legal, audit and assurance, as well as advisory

Deloitte appointments: Gavin Cullen, Conor McRitchie, Harry Goddard, CEO, Lorna Ryan, Shane Kerins, Chris Nugent, Ross Grehan, Frances Lenihan, Andrea Fouche.

Professional services consultancy Deloitte has appointed eight new partners across its Irish business.

These appointments span Deloitte’s technology and transformation teams, tax and legal, audit and assurance, as well as advisory.

Harry Goddard, CEO of Deloitte Ireland, said: “We are continuously raising the bar to meet growing demand for businesses navigating change. These appointments further strengthen Deloitte Ireland’s market-leading expertise. We will continue to be curious, embrace challenge, and push boundaries.

“We’re excited to bring together the very best human expertise with our cutting-edge, technology-enabled capabilities to help clients move faster and unlock new opportunities.” Deloitte notes that 35% of its partner group are female, highlighting the firm’s ambition to achieve gender balance at all levels.

The new partners include Gavin Cullen, partner in infrastructure and real estate (advisory), a specialist in advising large public and private corporates on complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals and capital structuring. He is a qualified accountant with almost two decades of experience.

Andrea Fouche, partner in human capital (technology & transformation), brings 15 years' experience advising clients on complex workforce and business challenges. She is a certified organisational psychologist, holds an MBA from IE Business School, and earned her first Master's degree from the University of Cape Town.

Ross Grehan, partner in assurance IT, data and analytics (audit & assurance), brings 18 years’ experience as a data analytics practitioner at Deloitte, including time in Australia and Deloitte Switzerland. Ross is a certified information system auditor (ISACA) and has a BSc in Computer Systems from UL.

Shane Kerins, partner in business tax advisory (tax & legal), is a chartered tax advisor with over 16 years’ experience. He advises Irish head-quartered businesses and individuals on all aspects of tax including M&A, foreign expansion, residency planning, succession planning and group reorganisations.   Frances Lenihan, business advisory partner (tax & legal), brings 15 years' experience in corporate and international tax. Frances works with multinational companies and Irish PLCs on a range of international tax matters.

Frances gained extensive experience on international tax matters leading Irish tax desk in Deloitte US. She is a chartered accountant (FCA) and a chartered tax advisor (CTA).  Conor McRitchie, customer strategy and design (technology & transformation) partner, works with clients, primarily in financial services, to shape and deliver transformation programmes based on scaled agile methodologies and AI and cloud-based platforms.

Chris Nugent, partner in strategy and business design (advisory), has an 18-year track record of building trusted advisor relationships, guiding leaders on strategic planning for growth, new market entry, business model transformation and value execution.

Lorna Ryan, partner in external audit (financial services, audit & assurance), brings deep expertise in hedge funds. Lorna works with clients across all fund structure types and across IFRS, FRS 102 and US GAAP financial reporting. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.