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Powell elected chairman and senior partner of PwC Print E-mail
Friday, 18 April 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers has elected Ian Powell as chairman and senior partner for a four year term, with effect from 1 July 2008.

He will replace Kieran Poynter as senior partner with responsibility for leading over 16,000 partners and staff in the UK and for establishing the vision and strategic direction of the firm.

Powell is head of advisory. He joined the firm in 1977 and was admitted as a partner in 1991.

He has also held a number of leadership roles over this time including head of business recovery services.

Powell spent the early part of his career in the assurance business working on a wide variety of clients.

From 1986 to 2006 he worked in corporate restructuring and has extensive experience in advising stakeholders on high profile restructurings including Marconi, ntl and Drax. Ian was administrator to MG Rover in 2005.

He has a degree in economics and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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