PwC reveals 92 new partners, adding 145 leaders to its partnership in FY21

PwC Australia has today announced 92 additional new partner admissions, on top of the 53 admitted on January 1 this year, taking the total number of new partners this financial year to 145. 

PwC Chief Executive Tom Seymour said “This represents the single largest intake of new partners in PwC Australia’s history and demonstrates the firm’s confidence in its growth prospects into the future and shows more than ever an ability to deliver on an exciting career path for its people.”

The new intake encompasses some of the brightest minds from across the country. The size and shape of the new intake reflect strong demand in tax and audit and growth markets including infrastructure, cyber security, the future of work and healthcare.

Sixty of the 92 new partners are internal promotions, two are international transfers, while the remaining 30 have joined the firm.

Consulting admitted 37 of the new partners or 40 per cent, Financial Advisory (including Tax, Private Clients, Deals and Infrastructure), admitted 36 or 39 per cent, while 18, or 20 per cent were in Assurance. and the remaining admission was in internal services. 

“Our new partners signify strong demand in our core businesses and in our growth markets, with experts in infrastructure, cyber security, the future of work and healthcare representing one in five of the new partners we’ve admitted since this time last year,” Mr Seymour said.

“Our new partners also demonstrate who we are as a firm. We’re constantly on the lookout for exceptional individuals who embody our values and have the right skills to meet our clients’ needs.

“Internal promotions represent around three-quarters of our new partner admissions in the last 12 months,  which shows there’s no better place than PwC for personal and professional growth. 

“We’re proud of the hard work we’ve put in as a firm to make our partnership more diverse and inclusive. This financial year 48 per cent of our partnership admissions are female and 34 per cent are from a diverse cultural background. We also have three Assurance partners and one Consulting partner admitted while on parental leave. 

“We’re thrilled to welcome this talented group to our partnership and congratulate them on this significant achievement.”

The new partners mean PwC’s partnership is now made up of 777 partners, up from 693 this time last year. 

List of PwC partner admissions from 2 January to 1 July 2021:

1. Adam Graham, Financial Advisory
2. Adam Magee, Consulting
3. Adam Vassilieff, Financial Advisory
4. Adele Smith, Assurance
5. Adrian Finlayson, Consulting
6. Amber Stevens, Financial Advisory
7. Andrew Howell, Financial Advisory
8. Andrew McKindlay, Financial Advisory
9. Andrew Mrnjavac, Financial Advisory
10. Anita Le, Consulting
11. Anita Luke, Financial Advisory
12. Annabelle Taggart, Assurance
13. Anthony Buntic, Consulting
14. Arash Azimi, Financial Advisory
15. Ashani Samuel-Thambiah, Financial Advisory
16. Ben Fielding, Consulting
17. Ben Neumann, Financial Advisory
18. Bernadette D'Alessandro, Assurance
19. Bianca Robinson, Financial Advisory
20. Birger Maekelburger, Consulting
21. Bradley Burt, Consulting
22. Cameron Jaggers, Assurance
23. Carlos Aggio, Consulting
24. Carolyn Cosgrove, Assurance
25. Cassandra Fung, Financial Advisory
26. Charles Pickett, Financial Advisory
27. Chris Walker, Consulting
28. Christa Ray, Consulting
29. Christiana Gurgick, Consulting
30. Christina Sahyoun, Financial Advisory
31. Craig Smith, Consulting
32. Daniel Duncalf, Financial Advisory
33. Daniel Knox, Financial Advisory
34. Danijela Malesevic, Financial Advisory
35. Danny Touma, Financial Advisory
36. David McDougall, Financial Advisory
37. Denise Lucero, Consulting
38. Elizabeth Fritts, Financial Advisory
39. Emily Readhead, Consulting
40. Fiona Copp, Assurance
41. Gabriel Harris, Enabling Functions
42. Garth Williams, Financial Advisory
43. Ginny Griffin, Assurance
44. Jacqui Visch, Consulting
45. James Deighton, Consulting
46. Janice Lee, Financial Advisory
47. Jennifer Thomas, Consulting
48. Jeremy Pitchford, Consulting
49. Jessica Fantin, Financial Advisory
50. John Higgins, Consulting
51. Josh Raabe, Assurance
52. Justine Rapaport, Assurance
53. Kevin Sandler, Consulting
54. Kushal Chadha, Financial Advisory
55. Laura Chisholm, Consulting
56. Lauren Wright, Assurance
57. Linda Nitschke, Consulting
58. Liza Allen, Consulting
59. Masroor Khandwalla, Consulting
60. Meegan Fitzharris, Consulting
61. Michael Parris, Financial Advisory
62. Michelle Hartman, Financial Advisory
63. Nicholas Chiam, Consulting
64. Nick Li, Financial Advisory
65. Nick Warren, Consulting
66. Paul Cornick, Financial Advisory
67. Peter Ryan, Consulting
68. Peter Stock, Consulting
69. Philippa Cogswell, Assurance
70. Pip Wyrdeman, Consulting
71. Prav Ram, Assurance
72. Rachel Smith, Financial Advisory
73. Rebecca Smith, Financial Advisory
74. Richa Arora, Consulting
75. Rony Azzi, Consulting
76. Rosemary Ide, Financial Advisory
77. Ryan Jones, Financial Advisory
78. Sadie Lees, Assurance
79. Sally Woodward, Financial Advisory
80. Salman Alikhan, Assurance
81. Sara Afaghi, Consulting
82. Scott Wilson, Financial Advisory
83. Sharon Ponniah, Consulting
84. Shehan Fonseka, Assurance
85. Simon Robinson, Assurance
86. Simon Teschendorf, Consulting
87. Siobhan Hall, Financial Advisory
88. Stuart Choi, Consulting
89. Tony Richardson, Assurance
90. Tsae-Chih Liew, Financial Advisory
91. Vanessa Brennan, Consulting
92. Vincenzo Dede, Assurance

List of PwC partner admissions to 1 January 2021:

1. Adam Nicholas, Financial Advisory
2. Adrian Gut, Assurance
3. Alana Haiduk, Financial Advisory
4. Alexandra Richardson, Assurance
5. Avni Broota, Assurance
6. Ben Jackson, Financial Advisory
7. Ben Pearce, Financial Advisory
8. Ben Tompsett, Assurance
9. Bill Bovopoulos, Consulting
10. Brenton Newlands, Assurance
11. Catherine Jones, Consulting
12. Catherine Walsh, Enabling Functions
13. Clementine Thompson, Financial Advisory
14. Cornelie Broekhuysen, Assurance
15. Craig Shepherd, Financial Advisory
16. Daniel Rudd, Assurance
17. David Patterson, Assurance
18. Elyssa Harris, Financial Advisory
19. Emily Wilhelm, Consulting
20. Govert Mellink, Consulting
21. India Hardy, Consulting
22. James Wijemanne, Financial Advisory
23. Jensen Li, Financial Advisory
24. Jeremy Bransgrove, Financial Advisory
25. Joel Simmonds, Financial Advisory
26. Karim Raphael, Financial Advisory
27. Katherine Ellis, Financial Advisory
28. Katie Barnett, Financial Advisory
29. Kerrie Young, Consulting
30. Kevin Holzapfel, Financial Advisory
31. Lila Raskin, Assurance
32. Madeleine Daly, Financial Advisory
33. Marna Slabbert, Consulting
34. Mary Attard, Consulting
35. Matthew Sealey, Financial Advisory
36. Matthew Wright, Financial Advisory
37. Meredith Beatton, Assurance
38. Michael Thompson, Consulting
39. Mike Younger, Assurance
40. Nada Darido, Financial Advisory
41. Nadia Jaworski, Financial Advisory
42. Nicola Craven, Assurance
43. Nina Larkin, Consulting
44. Rikhav Shah, Assurance
45. Ryan Menezes, Assurance
46. Sarah Stewart, Consulting
47. Shagun Thakur, Financial Advisory
48. Sheenal Rao, Financial Advisory
49. Steph Waddon, Consulting
50. Stephanie Lam, Financial Advisory
51. Stuart Goddard, Financial Advisory
52. Tim Noonan, Consulting
53. Tim Williams, Consulting