Two Women Headline Shortlist for PwC UK, Middle East Chair

Three PwC partners, two of which are women, are in the running to become its new senior partner for the UK and Middle East.

The three candidates are managing partner Marco Amitrano, tax head Laura Hinton, and audit boss Hemione Hudson, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

The candidates would replace Kevin Ellis, who is finishing his second term as chair and senior partner this year. Partners will vote on his replacement in April, with the winner announced by the end of that month.

• A spokesperson for PwC, also known as PricewaterhouseCoopers, said by email that a woman had never been the ...