BDO appoints two new partners

BDO has appointed Geeta Joshi as an audit partner in the firm’s financial services team, and Bernd Kremp as a partner in its technical standards group (TSG), both of whom will be based in London.

In her new role, Joshi will specialise in the insurance sector and continue her focus on IFRS 17, life insurers and audit quality. Her expertise includes IFRS 17 changes, solvency II, due diligence, transaction accounting and financial reporting.

She joins BDO with over 20 years’ experience in public practice with audit and assurance experience serving the financial services sector. Previously, she has specialised in auditing and advising on changes to financial and regulatory reporting in the insurance industry.

Meanwhile, Kremp’s new role will see him continue his focus on financial reporting. His experience includes advising and supporting teams around complex technical accounting issues and preparing and performing financial reporting training.

His previous roles have seen him focus on technical accounting with a focus on IFRS. He also specialises in writing materials on financial reporting matters and technical reviews of annual reports of FTSE 350 and SEC registered companies to ensure overall compliance with IFRS and company act requirements, as well as best practice financial reporting.

Paul Eagland, managing partner at BDO, said: “Quality remains a priority at BDO and these appointments are a reflection of our continued investment and commitment to providing work of the highest standard.

“Financial reporting has become increasingly complex and keeping up to date with changing accounting standards can be challenging for businesses across all sectors, particularly those that are highly regulated such as financial services and insurance.”

He added: “Geeta and Bernd both bring a huge amount of technical knowledge and experience, they will be great additions to BDO.”

Since the start of this year, BDO has appointed 19 external partners.