Grant Thornton welcomes 26 new Partners and Principals
Grant Thornton announces the addition of 26 new Partners and Principals from mid-2025 including nine new promotions effective from 1 January 2026 within the various service lines at the firm across all six offices nationally.
These internal promotions are a direct reflection of the hard work and exceptional client service delivered by each of the eight new Partners and one new Principal.
Said Jahani, CEO of Grant Thornton, said, “I’m proud to welcome our new Partner and Principal cohort who will step into their roles in the New Year. As part of our strategy to shape better futures, we believe in providing clear pathways for our people to senior roles within the firm demonstrated by these nine promotions from 1 January 2026. Each of these new leaders has shown a singular focus on client success – as well as living our purpose and values – which in turn drives our success as a firm and for our people.”
From 1 January 2026, Grant Thornton has announced nine new promotions including:
- Duarte Augusto, Partner – Audit & Assurance (Sydney)
- Rebecca Moy, Partner – Audit & Assurance (Brisbane)
- Kirsten Ridgway, Partner – Management Consulting (Melbourne)
- Max Tan, Partner – Risk Consulting (Sydney)
- Kevin Cope, Partner – Tax (Melbourne)
- Laurel Qui Dixon, Partner – Private Business Tax & Advisory (Adelaide)
- Stephen Borgna, Partner – Private Business Tax & Advisory (Cairns)
- Mark Allsop, Partner – Management Consulting (Melbourne)
- Kevin Duda, Principal – Private Business Tax & Advisory (Perth)
Over the past six months from when the firm last announced its internal promotions in mid-May 2025, Grant Thornton has welcomed the following five new laterally hired Partners and one Principal:
- Paul Fontanot, Partner – Financial Advisory (Sydney)
- Richard Storey, Partner – Risk Consulting (Sydney)
- Martin Stone, Partner – Risk Consulting (Melbourne)
- Matthew Lane, Partner – Tax (Brisbane)
- David Haynes, Partner – Audit & Assurance (Sydney)
- Annelies Homersham, Principal – Risk Consulting (Melbourne)
From 1 July 2025, Grant Thornton announced 11 Promotions including:
- Brooke Burgess, Partner – Audit & Assurance (Perth)
- Kelsey Johnson, Partner – Audit & Assurance (Melbourne)
- Nicole Lawrence, Partner – Audit & Assurance (Brisbane)
- Samantha Sing Key, Partner – Sustainability Reporting Advisory (Sydney)
- Nithya Gopalakrishnan, Partner – Financial Advisory (Sydney)
- Tam Goldin, Partner – Financial Advisory (Melbourne)
- Beau Chaperon, Partner – Private Business Tax & Advisory (Sydney)
- Nick Chilcott, Partner – Management Consulting (Melbourne)
- George Sinanis, Partner – Corporate Tax (Adelaide)
- Rashtin Fazal, Partner – Transfer Pricing (Melbourne)
- Keith To, Principal – Transfer Pricing (Melbourne)
These appointments, combined with the internal promotions, brings the total number of Partners in the firm to 190 as of 1 January 2026.
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