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Deloitte has appointed Suresh Kanwar as its new managing partner for UK Financial Services, effective from 1 March. Kanwar has also joined Deloitte UK’s executive team.Kanwar has over 25 years of experience advising and delivering for the largest European and global financial services institutions.
Prior to his appointment, Kanwar led Deloitte UK’s Banking and Capital Markets team. He specialises in delivering large scale business and technological change for financial services clients across the globe.
Kanwar started his career at Andersen Consulting, now Accenture, in 1998. He was a managing director in Accenture’s Capital Markets business before joining Deloitte as a partner in 2016.
He succeeds Richard Hammell, who will become Clients and Markets leader after five years as managing partner for Financial Services.
Kanwar said: “I am thrilled to be leading Deloitte’s Financial Services practice in the UK. In an ever-changing economic, regulatory and technological environment, our clients expect us to continually evolve our offering to meet their needs. I’m looking forward to taking on this challenge and bringing our market-leading expertise to them.”
Richard Houston, CEO of Deloitte UK, added: “Suresh’s experience and passion will make him a fantastic leader and a great addition to our UK Executive team. His expertise in delivering large scale global transformation projects and significant understanding of the Financial Services industry will ensure we can best support our clients to respond to a complex and evolving market.”
