Press Releases
24 November 2011
Wilkins Kennedy boosts western region team in Reading with appointment of new director Ian Ross
Top 21 UK Chartered Accountants and Business Advisory firm Wilkins Kennedy has appointed Ian Ross as a Director at the firm’s Western Region Reading office from November 1st 2011.
Ian joins Wilkins Kennedy from his previous position of office Managing Director at RSM Tenon in Epsom, and prior to that, as Location Director at the Vantis plc Epsom office.
Ian will be reporting to John Kirkpatrick, managing partner at Wilkins Kennedy’s Reading office, part of the Western Region, a rapidly expanding cluster of offices including Winchester, Romsey, Egham, Guildford and Reading.
As a Director in the Reading office, Ian will be offering a full range of accountancy, tax planning and business advisory services to businesses across the south of England. His role includes growing the Western region client base and providing services to a wide range of owner-managed businesses and SME clients, including: technology and I.T. based companies, internet start ups and US based firms with UK based subsidiaries.
Ian says, “As a rapidly expanding Top 21 UK chartered accountancy and business advisory firm, Wilkins Kennedy prides itself on the ability to offer a personal and supportive local service, with the opportunity to access additional national company resources when required. This perfect partner-led arrangement means we can cost-effectively grow and streamline all types of business at any stage of development to achieve maximum potential and effectuate real cost savings. I am looking forward to working with the team in Reading and providing a high quality service to our growing client base.”
Kevin Walmsley, Managing Partner of Wilkins Kennedy’s Egham Heathrow office and Head of the Western Region, says, “Following a number of mergers across the south of England, Wilkins Kennedy continues to expand rapidly, attracting a wide range of highly achieving specialists from around the country. Our new Director Ian brings over 25 years experience advising clients to our firm, with the ability to provide a top quality service to all types of clients and to expand our growing client base; we would like to warmly welcome him to the team.”
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Kevin Walmsley – Partner
Wilkins Kennedy
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Notes to Editors:
Wilkins Kennedy was established in 1882 and has grown to become one of the UK’s top 21 firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers with a turnover of £28 million.
The firm has 56 partners and almost 400 staff in twelve offices across the South of England.
