Big Four accountancy giant PwC has appointed Ian Green as the firm’s new leader for the North in a shakeup of its regional leadership.
Mr Green, who has been with the firm for over 30 years, takes up his new post following a strategic review which has led to the North East, North West and Yorkshire practices now coming under one leader.
He will take over from Iwan Griffiths, who was North West regional chairman, and Ian Morrison who was Yorkshire and North East regional leader.
Mr Griffiths is moving to a new national financial services role with a focus on the regions while Mr Morrison will continue to sit within the firms audit business as an audit partner.
Mr Green started his career at PwC’s Newcastle office, working in the audit department, before moving to Leeds to join the Business Recovery Service (BRS) practice.
After leading the practice in the North, he moved to London as the Business Unit leader of BRS in 2014, at the same time joining the Deals Leadership Team.
Mr Green, who was born and brought up in Leeds and continues to live in Yorkshire, said he wanted to provide opportunities and fulfilling careers for the firm’s staff.
He said: “I’m delighted to be returning home to the region. I want to continue to build on the work that has been done over the last few years to help the businesses in the region grow using the strength and depth of talent we have across the North.
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“I’m determined to create opportunity for everyone in order to continue to build and develop successful diverse teams.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank both Ian and Iwan for their hard work and dedication in the way they have transformed and grown PwC’s regional presence across the Yorkshire and North East and the North West.
“Moving forwards there’s no doubt that as a professional services firm we are going to have to redefine ourselves, creating career opportunities within the regions by tapping into the pool of talent that increasingly comes from a variety of sources.
"Bringing in people with different backgrounds and experience will ensure we continue to be able to solve important problems and respond to our clients’ needs.”
Former Yorkshire and North East regional leader Mr Morrison added: “Leading, growing and working closely with our team across Yorkshire & North East for the last six years has been a privilege.
“A lot has changed in that time, both in the way we deliver services for our clients, and in the firm itself. We now have over 1000 staff across the region and we have opened our new office in Leeds.
“I’ve really enjoyed being able to play a key role in leading our team as we continue to help our clients achieve their objectives. We now have a much greater diversity of skill and talent to enable us to do this and I am sure we will continue to see this develop under Ian Green’s leadership.”