Business advisory firm Deloitte has strengthened its senior team in north-east Scotland with the appointment of oil and gas expert Shaun Reynolds as partner.
Reynolds has led the transaction services team for Deloitte’s Aberdeen office since setting it up in 2009. He specialises in advising clients in the UK’s oil and gas industry including the upstream, midstream and oilfield services sectors.
He joined Deloitte in 2002 as a graduate before transferring from London to Aberdeen in 2009. He has been responsible for building and leading the transaction services team since then and growing its international client base in the oil and gas sector.
The firm has also promoted its global head for fintech for risk advisory, Edinburgh based Kent Mackenzie, to partner. He will be leading its international strategy for the sector, having joined Deloitte in 2014 to build and lead its analytics and fintech practice. He has over 17 years’ experience working in technology, risk and data across financial services and has previously held positions with RBS, Lloyds and Morgan Stanley.
Mackenzie is committed to growing the size and scale of Deloitte’s analytics and fintech offering. He is doing this by engaging with fintech eco-systems worldwide and offering advisory services which can help companies understand the impact of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, and their impact on the future of business and workforces.
With over 30-years combined experience, the new partners will be the strategic leads for their respective sectors, both in the UK and globally. In total, the new promotions bring the number of partners in Scotland to 36.
Commenting on the promotions Graham Hollis, office senior partner for Deloitte in Aberdeen said:
“These promotions are an indication of our firm’s significant level of investment and confidence in the oil and gas and fintech sectors which are vital parts of the Scottish economy. We are extremely proud to have Kent and Shaun join our partnership, both of whom are thoroughly experienced and have demonstrated outstanding leadership, drive and determination throughout their careers.
“We are entering into a period of significant transition in Scotland. External factors such as technological transformation combined with political uncertainty mean it is critical the organisations we work with have access to the kind of expertise and advice that Shaun, Kent and their respective teams are able to provide so they are well prepared for the years ahead.”
