Crowe Horwath has appointed Mervyn Kitay wil replace the retiring Geoff Kidd, as chief executive of its Western Australia business.
Kitay will focus on building on Kidd’s legacy and further increase the service offering to Crowe Horwath’s strong base of SME clients and family owned businesses.
“We are targeting M&A [mergers and acquisitions], risk, and advisory as the key growth areas in the immediate term,” Kitay said.
Kitay started his career at the firm 25 years ago when it was known as Hendry Rae and Court and has worked across a broad spectrum of advisory roles including corporate recovery and restructuring. He will continue to oversee the restructuring practice.
“I look forward to working with him as we build the WA business for the benefits of our valued clients through the addition of new services and technologies,” Findex Group chief executive, Spiro Paule, said.
Kidd served 41 years with the firm, 19 of the past as managing partner/chief executive. Kitay said the company’s 100 offices nationally and high client satisfaction highlighted Kidd’s lasting impact on the firm’s performance, particularly in the client service experience.
Justin Audcent was also recently appointed as head of corporate finance.
Crowe Howarth was privatised by the financial services company Findex Group in January.
