The man who will replace Ian Borley as the new boss of KMPG in the East Midlands has been announced.
Marc Abrams has been promoted to senior partner of the East Midlands practice, succeeding Ian Borley, who is stepping down ahead of retirement in April after nearly 35 years with the firm.
Marc, who is heading up the Leicester and Nottingham offices, has been with KPMG for 11 years, leading the firm鈥檚 tax practice in the region.
He has advised on some of the region鈥檚 highest profile transactions in recent years and worked with a range of businesses from privately owned to listed.
Ian Borley has been a leading figure in the local business community for years, having served on the CBI鈥檚 East Midlands Regional Council and been a board member of Leicestershire Business Voice 鈥 including six years as chair 鈥 and of the National Space Centre.
He was a trustee at the National Forest Charitable Trust and of the Richard III Visitor Centre, and has been an awards judge for the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust.
He was named non-executive of the year at the 2016 Leicester Mercury Business Executive of the Year Awards.
Marc said: 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to have been appointed to lead KPMG鈥檚 East Midlands practice.
鈥淥ver the last 11 years, I have seen first-hand the tremendous ability that exists across the 200-plus talented individuals that make up our vibrant local practice and the fabulous range of ambitious businesses within the East Midlands.
鈥淏eing an active and visible member of the local business community continues to be a key part of KPMG鈥檚 regional strategy in the East Midlands.
鈥淚鈥檝e got big shoes to fill, but I鈥檒l be working closely with Ian until he retires in April.鈥
Ian Borley said: 鈥淲hilst I鈥檒l be sad to leave KPMG after so long, I鈥檓 delighted to have handed over the reins in the East Midlands to such a talented and hard-working individual as Marc, who鈥檚 also a really nice bloke.鈥
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Karl Edge, chair for KPMG in the Midlands, added: 鈥淢arc is absolutely the right person to take over the reins and build on Ian鈥檚 legacy.
鈥淗e has been responsible for the successful growth of our tax practice in the East Midlands over the past decade.
鈥淯nder Marc鈥檚 leadership, our tax practice in the East Midlands has achieved double digit growth every year for the past six years and he has developed a hugely talented team of people.
鈥淚an has done a fantastic job of leading our East Midlands offices over the past five years.
"He鈥檚 been extensively involved in the local business community, and led the East Midlands practice to achieve consistent growth year-on-year.鈥
