EY economist promoted to new worldwide role

Appointment: Senior partner has been in oil and gas taxation for 30 years

A top north-east economist has been appointed as EY’s global oil and gas tax lead.

Senior partner Derek Leith has been promoted after holding a similar role in the UK for around 10 years.

With more than 30 years’ experience in oil and gas taxation, guiding UK and foreign investors, he will remain based in the

“She is a talented person who has excelled in her career in her home town”

Aberdeen office while he carries out his worldwide role. Despite the new position, Mr Leith said he remains committed to his role as EY’s Aberdeen office managing partner.

He said: “My new global role will help bring an added international dimension to my position within the UK oil and gas industry. I will be able to reinforce existing relationships while also building new connections between the northeast’s oil and gas industry and key locations around the world.”

EY also announced a new audit partner to the Aberdeen team, Gemma Noble. She joined the firm in 2005 as a graduate following a six-week placement as a summer intern the previous year. She graduated from Aberdeen University with an MA Hons in accountancy and finance and in 2012 won the title of Young Accountant of the Year at the Scottish Accountancy Awards.

Mr Leith added: “EY’s presence and role within the business community in the north-east of Scotland will be reinforced by the addition of Gemma to the partnership. She is a highly skilled and talented person who has excelled in her career in her home town. She will be an extremely valuable business adviser as the local economy strives to grow through diversification and innovation within the oil and gas industry.” for ailments including fatigue, lack of concentration, clarity of mind, and stress or anxiety.

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The 22-year-old said: “Inverurie was a natural move for us and I’m delighted with the bigger store. There is greater demand for what we are doing as people look for new ways of dealing with health and wellbeing issues.

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PARTNERSHIP: Senior partner Derek Leith and new addition Gemma Noble form part of the Aberdeen team at professional services firm EY