International accountancy firm Mazars has rewarded two of its Birmingham colleagues with promotion to partner.
James Hurst and David Preston join ten partners in a total of 12 partners and 135 people in the firm’s Midlands head office at 45 Church Street in the heart of the city’s professional quarter.
The past year has seen Mazars’ Birmingham head count grow from 113 to 135 as the office goes from strength to strength.
James Hurst joined Mazars in 2013 as a director responsible for VAT and indirect taxes throughout Mazars’ central region which includes the Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Nottingham and Leicester offices.
He was formerly a partner with Grant Thornton in Birmingham and has 20 years’ experience in VAT and indirect taxes, initially with HMRC and latterly in senior roles at major accountancy firms.
Since 2013 he has built up Mazars’ successful VAT team across their offices in West, East and South Midlands.
David Preston joined Mazars in 2008 to build the firm’s transaction services business in the West Midlands.
His team, which specialises in financial due diligence, capital markets work and sales and purchase agreement support, has been involved in a number of high profile transactions this year including GIL Investment’s acquisition of Ashworth and the AIM IPO of Hunters Property.
Lee Cartwright, managing partner of Mazars’ Birmingham office, said: “We are delighted to welcome James and David into partnership.
“This is just reward for their part in the team effort that has seen the Birmingham office grow significantly since we moved into Church Street in 2010.”
Mazars is an international accountancy firm operating in 73 countries with over 14,000 staff. In May this year Mazars merged with German audit and tax consultancy Roever Broenner Susat.