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KPMG UK has promoted six people to partner and 96 others to new positions in Scotland, as the firm continues to invest in its people.
Grant Archer, Terri Costello, Ann Devine, Susan Dunlop, Slim Gueddana and David McKay, all became partners of the firm on 1 October 2022. They will work closely with Scotland senior partner James Kergon to drive growth for the firm in the country.
Archer has been promoted to partner to lead the UK funds audit business within the firm’s financial services practice. He has more than two decades of audit experience and is based in Glasgow.
Costello has become partner within KPMG’s Financial Services Tax team. She supports clients nationally to “unlock value” through their innovation and IP, encouraging growth and continued investment in technology.
Devine has been promoted as the partner to lead KPMG’s Financial Services Tax and Legal service in Scotland. Based in Edinburgh, she re-joined KPMG in 2018 from NatWest to grow the firm’s tax offering to Scottish banks and is now developing a KPMG Fintech Centre of Excellence in Edinburgh.
Elsewhere, Dunlop became a partner within KPMG’s National Markets Deals team covering Scotland and the north of England. She specialises in transaction services, with a particular focus on Industrials, Energy and Food and Drink businesses.
Meanwhile Gueddana becomes a partner within KPMG’s Audit team in Edinburgh. He specialises in the audit of listed groups and large subsidiaries of US groups in a variety of sectors including energy and natural resources, industrial manufacturing, and B2B professional services.
Finally, Dr McKay becomes partner within KPMG’s Innovation Reliefs and Incentives Tax team. Holding a PhD in Chemistry, and having held previous roles in science and engineering, his technical and project management experience is used to help clients across various sectors gain access to innovation incentives such as R&D tax credits, Patent Box and Government grants.
Arleen Arnott, a partner within KPMG’s Financial Services practice has also been named as the firm’s office senior partner in Edinburgh and will lead over 280 colleagues based in the capital. Arnott joined the firm in 2015, following 25 years with Standard Life.
KPMG also announced the promotion of 96 other colleagues, including three new directors, 10 senior managers, 21 managers and 62 assistant managers across its Scottish offices. These build on the firm’s 30 promotions it made in Scotland in April this year.
