Mike Harvey has been at EY in Liverpool for more than five years and has now been made an associate partner at the firm

Accountancy firm EY has appointed Mike Harvey as a new associate partner in its Liverpool office.

Mike has been with EY for more than five years and is based in the Liverpool Assurance practice. Born and raised on the Wirral, he has more than 20 years’ experience across accounting and professional services.

He said: “I’m looking forward to building on my promotion to associate partner by growing our presence in the region’s audit market.”

Jenn Hazlehurst, office managing partner for EY in Liverpool, added: “Many congratulations to Mike who has achieved this significant milestone in his career. His expertise and leadership will strengthen our footprint in the Liverpool market.

“His promotion demonstrates EY’s continued commitment to investing in our people and is part of our wider growth plan for EY in Liverpool and across the North West.”

Nationally, EY is strengthening its UK Partnership with 103 new equity Partners – an increase of almost 60% compared to last year. This includes 65 partner promotions, which is the firm’s largest intake of home-grown talent in the last 10 years, along with 38 external hires. This takes EY’s overall number of partners in the UK to 781.