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Grant Thornton Adds Four Partners in Advisory and Audit Divisions
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Grant Thornton has appointed new partners Tom Kelly and Ian Wilson to its audit division and Zoë Sheehan-Kohli and Howard Shortt to its advisory practice. The hirings serve to strengthen the firm's expertise in sectors such as insurance, asset management, and cybersecurity as part of the expansion strategy of its multinational Grant Thornton Advisors platform.
Grant Thornton has appointed four new partners Tom Kelly, Zoë Sheehan-Kohli, Howard Shortt, and Ian Wilson, across its advisory and audit practices, reinforcing the firm’s strategic growth amid expansion of its multinational Grant Thornton Advisors platform.
Kelly and Wilson join the audit division, while Sheehan-Kohli and Shortt strengthen the advisory practice.
Kelly brings nearly three decades of experience from KPMG in New York and Bermuda, specializing in insurance and reinsurance audits and regulatory frameworks including PCAOB, SEC, NAIC, and Bermuda standards. Wilson, focused on asset management, has extensive experience across funds, private equity, and structured finance under IFRS, US, Irish, and UK GAAP.
In advisory, Sheehan-Kohli will lead business consulting for asset management, leveraging 17 years in buy- and sell-side technology consulting across the US and DACH regions. Shortt joins as cyber partner in Ireland, advising organizations on cybersecurity, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
“These appointments further strengthen our audit and advisory capabilities and ensure we continue delivering exceptional quality to our clients,” said Steve Tennant, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Ireland and CEO for EMEA.
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