BDO adds 24 partners as part of 2,000 promotions

BDO has announced the promotion of almost 2,000 employees across its UK business, with  24 staff members reaching partner level. 

The partner promotions span the firm’s audit, tax, consulting, risk and outsourcing, deals, and central operations divisions. They follow the appointment of 16 external partners since January, taking BDO’s total partnership to more than 500.

Just under one third of the newly promoted partners are based outside London, while more than 40% are women. The firm said the figures reflect progress towards its goal of achieving a 30% female partnership by the end of 2030, as part of its commitment to the HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter.

The wider promotions include more than 1,000 people in BDO’s audit practice, 342 across consulting, risk and outsourcing, 183 in its deals business, and over 250 in tax. A further 175 employees have been promoted in central operations functions. The firm said that more than half of all promotions were outside London.

Mark Shaw, managing partner of BDO, said: “Investing in our people and recognising the talent in our organisation is incredibly important to us and I’d like to extend my congratulations to each person who has been promoted.

“Each of our newly promoted partners should be commended on their commitment to supporting the businesses we work with, finding solutions to challenges and driving the growth of our clients and of BDO.”

He added: “Our strength as a business comes from the impact our people deliver to their clients, to the communities we operate in, to our planet, and always through a lens of good governance. I look forward to seeing the careers of our people continue to develop and grow.”