BrazilEY celebrates 30 new MENA partners hired from industry and rivals
Global accounting and consulting firm EY has kicked off the year celebrating the addition of 30 new partners that have joined its Middle East and North Africa ranks over the past year.
Commenting on the news, Abdulaziz Al-Sowailim, the Chairman and Regional Managing Partner of EY in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), stated: “Our new partners are leaders in transformation, technology, sustainability, strategy and forensics across a number of key sectors. We are delighted to have them on board.”
The batch of 30 partners have all been hired externally from industry, competitors and other EY members firms (with the UK the standout member firm). They are part of a partner group that leads over 6,000 people working from 20 offices in 15 countries.
A list of the new externally-hired partners admitted to the partnership during 2021:
Abdur-Rahman Cader
Strategy & Transactions
Wadih Abbunasr
Tax
Fadi Atari
Assurance
Ricardo Cruz
Tax
Koen Desloover
Tax
Suruj Dutta
Consulting
Jameel Khokhar
Consulting
Samir Mardini
People Advisory Services
Jonathan Matchett
Consulting
Chris McNally
Strategy & Transactions
Samay Mishra
Strategy & Transactions
Stephen Moosbrugger
Tax
Ciro Nicoletti
Consulting
Richard Sia
Consulting
Anthony Yazitzis
Strategy & Transactions
Stuart Halstead
Tax
Mohamed Araji
Tax
Yasir Ahmad
Assurance
Jay Tahtah
Assurance
Victor Perez
Accounts and Business Development
Pascal Cange
Tax
Aaron Stonecash
Tax
Omar Abaalkhail
Consulting
Dhritimaan Shukla
Assurance
Tareq Dreiza
Consulting
Elif Koc
Strategy & Transactions
Roger Kastoun
Consulting
Elie Barnaba
Consulting
Fuad Siddiqui
Consulting
Wissam Merhej
Tax
Alongside the external hires, EY has also per the 1st of January this year promoted over a dozen new partners from within its own ranks.
