Week ending 12 October 2012

RSM Tenon has announced 11 staff have been promoted to partner, including Viv Belcher in the financial management practice, Mayulee Pinkerton in ATA audit and in business advisory services Donal Laverty.

Former KPMG partner Nick Andrews has joined Grant Thornton as partner in its forensic investigations team. Andrews led the Big Four firm's UK dispute advisory team, joining the firm in 1998.

KPMG has named six new non-executive directors. They are Richard Reid, Kru Desai, Jonathan Hurst, Melanie Richards, David Sayer and Ian Starkey.

John Clarke Nokia global's former chief information officer has joined Ernst & Young as partner in the firm's operational transaction services practice. Prior to more than six years at the mobile phone maker, Clarke has worked for the UK government in the Passport Office and at Tesco.

Guy Biggin has been made partner at Crowe Clark Whitehill. Biggin joined the firm's audit team servicing charities and independent schools in 2004. As well as his client work, Guy is also the chair of the firm's national corporate social responsibility committee and is treasurer of the charity Blood Pressure UK..

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