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Kreston Reeves has appointed five new partners across the firm. Tracey Becker has been appointed as audit and assurance partner and James Hopkirk as its restructuring partner.
Similarly, Sam Jones has been promoted to the role of corporate tax partner, while James Reed-Sperrin and Jo White will hold the position of a corporate finance and tax partner respectively.
Becker is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants with over 20 years’ experience of audit and financial reporting.
She manages a diverse client portfolio that includes large complex UK and international companies and specialises in the retail sector.
Hopkirk is a licenced insolvency practitioner, he provides advice and support to distressed and insolvent businesses and individuals.
He brings considerable expertise advising on many unusual and challenging asset portfolios.
Meanwhile, Jones joined Kreston Reeves in 2003, qualifying as a chartered certified accountant in 2009 and a chartered tax adviser in 2013.
She advises businesses on a wide range of tax matters including R&D tax credits, employee share schemes and corporate reconstructions.
Additionally, Reed-Sperrin, a corporate finance specialist, heads up the transaction services team, advising businesses in the UK and overseas on a wide range of transactions including MBOs, funding, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, refinancings and stock market listings.
Lastly, White is a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser specialising in property tax matters.
She is a SDLT specialist with experience not only in providing advice to clients but presenting technical webinars on the matter. She also advises families on their tax planning strategies getting to know multiple generations of the same family.
The five partner promotions sit alongside 58 further promotions at all levels across the firm.
The firm, a certified B Corp, now has 46 partners and 500 people across its offices in London, Kent and Sussex.
Commenting on the promotions, Nigel Fright, managing partner at Kreston Reeves, said: “Many congratulations to the five new partners. All have shown a tremendous commitment to our firm, purpose, vision and values. They have played a significant role in its continued growth, and we look forward to the continued contributions they make to the firm, our clients and communities.”
