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Azets has appointed Steve Tennant as chief operating officer (COO) of its Wealth Management business, and Helen Parks as director of Public Sector Audit. Both will be based out of Azets’ Birmingham office.
Meanwhile, Claire Purbhoo has been promoted to regional head of Outsourcing, based at Azets’ Coventry.
Tennant joins the firm from Mitie where he was customer experience and operations director. He has worked in wealth management for more than 20 years, starting his career as a financial planner before moving on to regional, national and international roles.
His appointment is part of the group’s plans to scale Azets Wealth Management in response to growing demand for financial advice. In his new role, Tennant will use his skills and experience to help grow the Azets Wealth Management team nationally, through recruitment and acquisitions on the back of demand.
Parks has over 10 years’ experience auditing public sector organisations, having trained with the Audit Commission before joining the dedicated Public Sector Assurance department within Grant Thornton.
Prior to joining Azets, she worked with the second and third lines of defence within a variety of industries and companies, such as TNT Logistics and HSBC UK.
Finally, Purbhoo specialises in accountancy outsourcing, systems and guiding businesses with the impact of legislation on their operations. She is FCA qualified and has over 20 years’ experience advising owner managed businesses across a variety of industries and is now working with multi-site operations and franchises to improve their financial information, reporting and benchmarking.
She works closely with the Digital Delivery team and local Office Partners to ensure technology, software and communications remain relevant and effective for a clients’ business needs.
Paul Clifford, Regional CEO at Azets said: “Both of these senior appointments and Claire’s promotion show Azets’ commitment to grow the teams, and reflects the confidence we have in the market.
“Their skills and experience will allow us to further support clients across a multitude of sectors, as well as developing the teams and our internal operations, in line with our expansion strategy. It’s an exciting time to join Azets and I look forward to working closely with Claire, Helen and Steve.”
