Russell Bedford firm Cooney Carey appoints new audit partner

March 2017

Cooney Carey, member firm of the Russell Bedford global accounting and audit group in Dublin, Ireland, has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Will Townsend as an audit partner.

Since joining the firm as an audit trainee in 2003, Will has accumulated 14 years of experience in auditing, ranging from SMEs across a variety of business sectors to larger groups, mainly in the hospitality and property fields. He has also worked with regulated entities such as insurance brokers and MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) regulated clients.

An associate of Chartered Accountants Ireland and a Certified Management Consultant, Will also contributes to internal staff training at Cooney Carey.

Tony Carey, managing partner of Cooney Carey commented: "The firm is continuing its long held policy of promoting from within. We believe that we have a fantastic team in Cooney Carey and those who have worked with us for many years have built an ethos and culture that our clients value. Will's appointment is in recognition of this. Will adds further youth to the team as part of the firm's succession planning."

Cooney Carey is a full-service firm of Chartered Accountants, established in 1983. The firm joined the Russell Bedford network in 2008. In October 2016, Tony Carey was elected as an EMEA regional director on the board of management of Russell Bedford International.