Chair of Audit Oversight Board of RSM UKPwC’s CEO and Senior Partner for Central & Eastern Europe until December 2022.Provided leadership and strategic direction to the 29 territories of CEE region; with a headcount of 15,000 delivering professional services to an incredibly wide range of clients, including public and private businesses and governments. Over four years grew this complex business from just over $700m to $1bn.Experienced Board Member, Board Chair and Audit Committee Chair. - Founding President for the Irish/Hungarian Business Circle- Board Member, American International School Budapest- Member of the Foreign Investors Council of Kazakhstan- Member, PwC CEE Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee- Director of Dutch registered holding companies of PwC CEE- Director of UK registered, PwC CEE/UK Technology Joint Venture.- Director of Hungarian registered companiesStrong in a crisis - led CEE throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Maintained the respect and cooperation of PwC’s global network of firms, uniting almost 30 territories with often competing ambitions. Led the separation of PwC’s Russian business within an extremely tight timeframe of a few short months. A qualified auditor with plenty of international experience, having lived and worked in Ireland, Hungary, Poland and Russia. Highly commercial, with the knowledge and resilience to help businesses through periods of considerable disruption and transformation.Specialised in the audit of US registrants before taking on senior leadership roles, which included PwC’s Audit Leadership in Russia during a period of increased regulatory scrutiny, Audit Leader for Hungary and Western CEE and Managing Partner for PwC Hungary.Able to drive collaboration across an international business, employing a foundation of trust, knowledge, and pride. Transformed PwC CEE and its operations, streamlining processes, reinventing the delivery model, embracing automation and developing digital skills. Negotiated a deal with a major network firm and developed a radically new income system based on personal performance and responsibility. Set out and drove the strategy to increase stagnating Partner earnings; performance was given more weight and a more equitable reward system was delivered, increasing Partner earnings significantly, whilst also growing the partnership numbers in the region.Embraced flexibility, remote working and initiating wellbeing programmes to prioritise people.