RSM UK has appointed Andy Williams to strengthen the firm’s audit team in Birmingham. He will focus on growing both the practice and the capability of the audit team throughout the Midlands region, supporting the career development of junior audit team members. Williams has over 20 years’ audit experience working with many high profile clients across a range of sectors including utilities, retail, transport, sports and leisure. Prior to joining RSM, he spent 20 years as an auditor at Big Four firms including seven years as a partner at EY in Australia.

KPMG has appointed partner Karl Edge to lead the firm’s private enterprise business in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMA). KPMG Private Enterprise supports privately owned businesses with their growth and people agendas, from scaling-up to exit, from digital strategy to risk management. Edge has over 30 years’ experience working with privately owned businesses across the full breadth of sectors in the economy. He became a partner in 2005 and has been KPMG’s Birmingham office senior partner for the last six years. He takes over the private enterprise leadership role, with immediate effect, from Chris Hearld who became chief financial officer in March.