PwC’s UK, Middle East Business Picks Amitrano as Next Boss

PwC’s UK and Middle East business has elected its UK managing partner as its next head, the accounting and advisory giant said in a Thursday statement.

Marco Amitrano, UK managing partner and head of clients and markets at PwC, will take over as senior partner from Kevin Ellis. Partners voted for Amitrano ahead of two women also shortlisted for the post, UK audit head Hemione Hudson and tax boss Laura Hinton.

PwC, also known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, has cut jobs lately in the UK and elsewhere as fewer staff leave the firm. However, the UK business has continued to grow revenues, ...