Johnston Carmichael appoints Teresa Gilligan as director in Aberdeen office

Johnston Carmichael has appointed Teresa Gilligan as director in its Audit enterprise.

Teresa Gilligan joins the accountancy and enterprise advisory agency with greater than 17 years of expertise in audit and assurance, gained throughout Massive 4 and different skilled companies corporations. Most lately, she served Cooper Parry, and earlier than that, she spent over 15 years at KPMG.

All through her profession, Gilligan has labored with a various vary of purchasers spanning sectors together with industrial manufacturing, logistics, retail and property, supporting listed, non-public fairness‑backed and proprietor‑managed companies.

Based mostly in Aberdeen, Gilligan will assist Johnston Carmichael develop its consumer portfolio in the area, a selected emphasis on the power sector. Vitality is a key business for the agency – Johnston Carmichael helps greater than 800 companies working throughout the sector. She will even assist the broader management crew of the Audit enterprise.

Talking on her appointment, Gilligan added, “All through my profession, constructing sturdy relationships with purchasers has all the time been a key precedence, and Johnston Carmichael’s relationship‑led ethos strongly resonates with me. The agency’s ambition for development, mixed with its dedication to doing the best factor for its purchasers and its individuals, actually stood out. The power sector is such a significant a part of the North East financial system, and I’m wanting ahead to working with purchasers throughout this area, supporting them by means of the challenges and alternatives offered by a altering panorama.”

David Wilson, regional office head of Aberdeen, mentioned: “The power sector is present process a interval of profound transformation, and companies working inside it face a uniquely complicated set of economic reporting and regulatory challenges. Teresa’s appointment displays our ongoing funding in our individuals and our future – her values and expertise align strongly with our tradition, and we sit up for the contribution she is going to make to our crew.”

Johnston Carmicahel has virtually 900 professionals working from 13 workplaces, primarily throughout Scotland, with further UK places in London and Newcastle. The agency is a member of Moore, a world community of accounting and consulting corporations with a presence in 110 international locations worldwide.