PwC Midlands has strengthened its tax team with the appointment of two new partners and five directors.
James Andrews (Partner) and Anna Roberts (Director) join PwC’s growing Midlands tax team, and will be based in the Birmingham office.
James Andrews has been appointed as a Transfer Pricing (TP) and Value Chain Transformation (VCT) partner. James has spent his career in the Midlands working alongside multinational and PE backed businesses of all sizes and across a range of industries. He joins from KPMG where he led the Midlands TP Team as well as the Financial Transactions TP network across their regional offices.
James said: “I’m delighted to join the Midlands Tax practice at PwC at a time when Transfer Pricing is one of the busiest and hottest areas of tax. The OECD’s tax reform agenda has resulted in extensive tax legislation change, wide reaching expansion of compliance requirements and an environment of heightened scrutiny from tax authorities.
“I look forward to working with the TP team and the wider tax leadership team to help our clients navigate these issues, building on our market growth.”
Anna Roberts joins as an M&A tax director from KPMG where she spent 13 years focusing on M&A and international tax. Anna brings experience of working across industries, sectors and jurisdictions, and has provided tax advice to a diverse client base ranging from PE-backed business and multinational groups through to privately owned business.
Anna said: “I have a real passion for M&A and really enjoy supporting my clients through all aspects of the deal cycle, in particular, providing both vendor and purchaser due diligence and tax structuring advice.”
James and Anna join the firm in addition to the following internal promotions of international tax specialist Alan Carroll to partner, along with Thomas Rees, Carolyn Norfolk, Jon Clements and Aidan Coleman to director.
Alan Carroll, who has been with PwC since 2003, has been promoted to partner with a focus on international tax and inward investment to the UK, having worked across the international tax, large corporate and deals markets for the firm in both the UK and the US.
Trusha Kachhela, partner and tax leader for PwC in the Midlands, added: “I’m delighted to announce these appointments, demonstrating our continued commitment to strengthening our tax practice in the Midlands. These latest appointments bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to benefit our clients and strengthen our market position.
“We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and continue to invest in colleagues at all levels to achieve our growth ambitions and to our meet clients’ needs.”
