The Leicester office of business and financial advisers Grant Thornton UK LLP, has officially announced the promotion of Tom Copson to Associate Director in its Audit team, his second promotion in recent years.
Tom, 32, joined Grant Thornton in 2005 and has been in professional services for 14 years. He was promoted to Senior Manager in 2012 and in the role of Associate Director, assumes ultimate responsibility for Audit activities for his growing portfolio of clients that includes many of the East Midlands’ most dynamic OMBs and MSBs.
In addition, Tom leads all recruitment activities for Grant Thornton’s Leicester office, in particular its flagship school leaver and graduate trainee programmes.
Commenting on Tom’s promotion, Chris Frostwick, Partner and Practice Leader of Grant Thornton UK LLP in Leicester, said: “Grant Thornton is a firm committed to supporting its most highly skilled and talented individuals, to ensure the very best service for clients and an edge over our competitors in the market place, as well as delivering long term sustainability with the very best ‘young blood’ in the profession.
“A highly driven professional, Tom is both passionate about his career and work, as well as the people who work with and for him. He has a genuine interest in people and this underpins the integral role he plays in supporting our commitment to the talent of the future. We are now able to officially announce his promotion, which is very well-deserved. This formalises Tom’s existing role as engagement leader with clients.”
Tom added: “Grant Thornton is an ideal firm for ambitious individuals who are driven to maximise their potential and fulfil their career goals, and I am enjoying working with such a motivated and supportive team. We have a large presence of various clients across the East Midlands and being promoted to Associate Director of the UK’s fifth largest accountancy firm at 32 is something I am extremely proud of.
“The promotion comes at an exciting time both for the firm and also for the East Midlands in general, where the opportunities for businesses to grow is massive, and I am looking forward to working with them to maximise their potential.”
Grant Thornton’s Leicester office has approximately 120 staff providing business and financial advice across Corporate and Personal Tax, audit and assurance, employer solutions, corporate finance, and sustainability, to organisations across the East Midlands.
