Three new partners named at Deloitte
Three new partners have been named by Deloitte as part of a raft of Scottish promotions which has also boosted female representation in its leadership team.
Lesley Smillie, who leads the firm’s public sector business operations division, and Stephen Pratt, who works in the audit & assurance practice, have been made up to partner in the Edinburgh office. Michael Caullay, who also works in audit and assurance, has also been promoted to partner in Glasgow.
The appointment of Smillie, who joined Deloitte in 2005, means almost a quarter (23 per cent) of Deloitte partners in Scotland are women. Pratt, who joined in 2006, focuses on major corporates and listed firms and Caullay, who joined in 2004, has built a team specialising in providing audit services to the investment fund market.
Elsewhere Nikola Doig and Alan Mcclements have been promoted to director in Edinburgh; Alison Sheridan and Thuy Vo have been promoted to director in Glasgow; while Kat Innes and Bradley Watts have been promoted to director in Aberdeen. The moves means female representation at director level now stands at 35 per cent.
Steve Williams, senior partner for Deloitte in Scotland and Northern Ireland, said the promotions highlight the strong position of the practice in Scotland despite the challenges posed over the past year.
“Lesley, Michael, and Stephen have each played an integral role in growing and nurturing their teams and respective business areas and should feel incredibly proud of this achievement,” Mr Williams added.