South West accountancy and wealth management firm Old Mill has appointed two new partners.
Chartered accountant Jamie Rudge and compliance director Duncan Parkes, both from the firm's compliance team, have been promoted to technical partner.
The two promotions bring the total number of partners to 25, and the number of new partners since a recent restructure to seven. Jon Orchard, Julia Banwell, and Stephen Martin were all promoted in December, while David Gage was appointed head of VAT and partner in October, and Amanda Browning became the firm’s new head of wealth management and partner last month.
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Ms Rudge is a chartered accountant with a background in audit and accounts, and extensive experience in business, accounting and compliance issues. She joined Old Mill in 2016 as an associate director and is now the practice assurance principal for the accountancy side of the business, with responsibility for all areas of regulation, standards, compliance and risk.
Ms Rudge is also Old Mill's ethics principle and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Investigation Committee since 2019.
She said: " I am excited to join the partner group at what is a very exciting time in both the accountancy profession, and Old Mill’s growth. There’s lots of upcoming change in the accountancy world, and I’m keen to help shape Old Mill’s future and embrace these opportunities."
Mr Parkes joined Old Mill in early 2008 as compliance manager and after some time as head of compliance, he moved into his current role. He is responsible for all areas of regulation, standards, compliance and risk for the financial planning side of the business and is a member of Old Mill Financial Planning Ltd.’s Board.
Mr Parkes said: “To become a Partner in Old Mill at such an exciting time in the evolution of the financial planning profession is something I am very proud of. The opportunities that exist for Old Mill in the financial planning space are huge and to be able to help shape our future is very exciting”.
Kevin Whitmarsh, chief executive of Old Mill said: "Jamie and Duncan are both exceptional at what they do, not only keeping us in line with our respective regulatory bodies but also helping with technical training and helping shape the business strategically to the highest standards. Their hard work and commitment to quality are shown by the impact they have made on the work we do with our clients, our colleagues, and the communities in which we operate. They both demonstrate our firm’s values by delivering an ongoing commitment to ensuring all the work we are excited to see more from them both in their new roles as Partner.”
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