Ernst and Young announces new Middle East leadership appointments

Abdulaziz Al-Sowailim is appointed Managing Partner, Ernst & Young Saudi Arabia. He will also run the Riyadh operations as Office Managing Partner. Abdulaziz is a CPA, a Board Member of the Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA), and has over 20 years service with Ernst & Young.

Ahmed Reda is appointed Jeddah Office Managing Partner. Ahmed is a CPA, a licensed SOCPA member and serves a number of large influential family businesses and multinational clients. He has worked in both Ernst & Young's Middle East and UK practices.

Phil Gandier is appointed Leader, Advisory Services. Based in Riyadh, Phil has over 25 years of senior management experience in the Middle East.

These appointments coincide with the integration of Ernst & Young's offices in Morocco and Tunisia into its Middle East network, and follows the organization's highly successful integration of its operations in EMEIA (Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa) last year.

Ahmed Al-Aiban, Chairman & CEO of Ernst & Young in the Middle East, says:

"Our operations have seen tremendous growth following the EMEIA integration and with the addition of these North African offices to our network, we are poised to expand and consolidate our status as the firm of choice in the region. As the largest professional services organization in the Middle East, we will take our ambitious growth plans forward."

He adds, "These senior leadership appointments within our Middle East practice show the strength and depth of our talent in the region. These partners, together with over 4,500 of our people across 20 offices in 15 countries, will continue to provide the highest quality of service to our clients."