EY global has appointed Ronald Attard as leader of Transaction Advisory Services in Central and South East Europe (CSE). CSE is a grouping of 21 countries, including a number of significant economies.

In his role, Mr Attard will be a member of Central and South East Europe Executive Committee and a member of EMEIA (Europe Middle East India and Africa) Transaction Advisory Services Executive Committee. He will also be a member of Global Managed Services Board.

Although having direct responsibility for 21 countries in Central and South East Europe means he will be travelling extensively, Mr Attard will retain his roles of Malta’s managing partner and leader for TAS for the South cluster of countries.

Mr Attard joined EY in 2000 when the firm was established in Malta. Originally an audit partner, he has led the team in building the successful Malta TAS and Advisory practices from scratch. In recent years, he has further established new ser­vice offerings, including economic advisory, EU advisory, financial crime and infrastructure support.

He has overseen major transaction support engagements. In Malta, he acts as client serving partner for larger institutions as well as family businesses.

Over the past few years EY Malta has expanded its private sector portfolio and diversified its offer, particu­larly with the opening of the Managed Services arm, and re­cruited the best minds in the business, both locally and from abroad.

Commenting on the appointment, Jacek Kedzior, Central and Southeast Europe Managing Partner said: “I am confident that Ronald will bring his strong business acumen and holistic views on our clients’ and team’s needs to his leadership of CSE TAS.”

Speaking of the continental rami­fications of this appointment, Mr Attard said: “This will put me in close and regular contact with key EY figures in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa and indeed, in the case of Managed Services, the entire globe. And obviously, with all their clients and institutional networks in the respective continents.”

“I don’t see this appointment as a purely personal achievement. It opens up a whole new vista of opportunities for our country, of ways to continue helping Malta punch above its weight. Just as EU membership helped us to get to where we are today, these global contacts can take us to economic and financial territories we never explored before.”

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