PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC, a global consulting firm, said yesterday it has appointed a total of 55 new partners across its offices in mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, suggesting growing demand for professional services in the region.
Effective on July 1, more than half of these new partners, 29 in all, will be based in mainland China, 14 in Hong Kong, six in Singapore and six in Taiwan. By practice area, there will be 25 new assurance partners, 13 in tax and 17 in advisory.
The appointments bring the total headcount of partners in the four offices to around 690 and the overall number...