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PwC welcomes 11 new partners in Singapore
For immediate release - Singapore, 3 July 2023: PwC is delighted to welcome 11 new partners to its partnership in Singapore. Bringing their unique technical and leadership skills as well as in-depth experience to the PwC team, these new partners cover a diverse range of expertise that speak directly to businesses’ needs today - from sustainability to digital and risk, to workforce transformation, dealmaking, capital markets, global structuring, and more.
The appointment of these exceptional individuals reflects PwC’s commitment to double down on its efforts to grow its community of multidisciplinary solvers by bringing exceptional talent into senior roles, build teams around them to further expand the firm’s capabilities.
Marcus Lam, Executive Chairman, PwC Singapore on the new appointments:
“These newly minted leaders paint a good picture of what our community of solvers looks like. Their appointments will bring fresh perspectives into the leadership of each of our business areas, and further enhance our firm’s collective ability to tackle ever-evolving challenges faced by our clients and our communities, and provide sustainable and outcome-driven solutions.
I am confident that their contributions and ability to team for success will play a pivotal role in driving the firm forward, allowing us to deliver even greater value, as well as achieve new heights of success.”
This promotion of this new cohort of partners is also underlined by PwC Singapore’s commitment made as part of The New Equation, PwC’s global strategy that was revealed in 2021, on admitting ten new partners annually as the firm expands on its capabilities.
Meet the new partners:
Tax, Transfer Pricing
Specialises in tax and transfer pricing (TP) with a focus on the oil and gas and commodity trading sectors. With nearly two decades of transfer pricing and tax experience under his belt, Abhishek works alongside regional teams of multinational corporations to co-create solutions that are aligned with the accepted TP and tax principles. He is a subject matter expert in core TP documentation and disclosure. He also supports his clients in planning as well as negotiating their TP positions with government authorities, and brings TP dispute and litigation experience to the team.
Financial Services Assurance, Sustainability and Climate Change
Specialises in sustainability services (particularly in the areas of sustainable finance, strategy, reporting and assurance) as well as financial reporting, audit and advisory for the financial services industry, with a focus on the banking and capital markets sector. Bing Yi has extensive experience working on overseas assignments and cross-border projects, where he collaborates closely with PwC's global community of solvers in areas of audit, sustainability, due diligence, quality reviews and other topics.
Forensics, South East Asia Consulting
Specialises in investigations, forensic accounting, anti-bribery and anti-corruption reviews, digital forensics and eDiscovery. With nearly two decades experience, Daniel works with clients across a wide range of industries, such as real estate, construction, energy, F&B, retail and healthcare in the Southeast Asia and China markets.
Deals, Corporate Finance
Specialises in corporate finance advisory for business owners and institutional investors looking to monetise, acquire or raise capital. Daryl has extensive experience in private equity as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across Southeast Asia and in industries including healthcare, retail and consumer, logistics, waste & recycling as well as industrial sectors.
Strategy and Operations, South East Asia Consulting
Specialises in government strategy and large scale programme implementation, with a focus on international development. As a lawyer with 15 years of experience, Edwina’s global expertise spans across Southeast Asia, the UK, Europe, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Financial Services Assurance
Specialises in financial reporting, audit, internal control attestation, and performance reporting across the asset and wealth management ecosystem, and in particular, for alternative asset managers and investment vehicles. With nearly 15 years of professional experience, Eric works closely with financial institutions, financial services providers and asset and wealth managers.
General Assurance
Specialises in initial public offering (IPO) advisory, assurance, and financial reporting with a particular focus on clients looking to access the capital markets. Having worked with clients from the real estate investment trusts (REITs), technology, shipping, commodities, and logistics sectors, Jimmy has led various IPO transactions and supported clients with their preparation as well as execution of these transactions.
Financial Services Strategy and Operations, South East Asia Consulting
Specialises in strategy execution of large-scale transformations with a focus on the financial services sector, specifically in banking and wealth management, across Southeast Asia. Mansi started her career with PwC Singapore and has gained broad international consulting experience across Singapore, London, New Zealand and wider Asia Pacific markets.
Deals, Strategy & Deals and Venture Hub
Specialises in growth strategy, M&A and digital transformation. Hailing from a background in deals and strategy and with over 15 years of M&A experience, Maxime works closely with management teams to develop and refine winning strategies to create and maximise value. Maxime also works with leading financial and strategic investors to identify attractive assets and conduct due diligence.
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Digital Audit, Risk Services
Specialises in technology risk and governance, internal controls, IT audit and advisory as well as SAP controls. With nearly 12 years of experience under her belt, Nur Ashikin works closely and supports clients across the telecommunications, technology, retail and consumer goods, transportation and logistics, healthcare, financial services as well as government and public services sectors.
Tax, Deals
Specialises in taxation matters relating to deals and transactions. Pamela supports clients in assessing tax opportunities and exposures in M&A transactions, manages the buyer’s risk, and advises on tax efficient acquisition structures. Similarly, she supports them on potential exits. With 12 years of professional experience, she works closely with both private equity and strategic clients and has led several M&A projects in the region and globally.
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