Menzies makes six senior partner appointments
Independent accountancy and advisory firm Menzies has made six senior partner appointments across its audit, assurance and deal Advisory teams. Andrew Collier, Grant Lee, George Shillam, Elizabeth Hatchman, David Ellis and Dean Curtis are elevated as Menzies looks accelerate and enhance its national reach and specialist sector depth.
Simon Massey, managing partner at Menzies, commented, “These senior appointments mark a significant milestone in Menzies’ continued momentum. By expanding our leadership across audit and assurance, seal advisory and restructuring and insolvency, we are strengthening the depth of expertise available to our clients and accelerating the development of our strategic advisory offering.”
Andrew Collier joined Menzies in November 2022 as a technical director and has now progressed to partner. He leads audit quality and compliance and supports teams with complex financial reporting matters. He played a key role in securing Menzies’ Public Interest Entity (PIE) auditor registration with the Financial Reporting Council as part of its merger with Beever and Struthers, and represents Menzies on the ICAEW’s Technical and Practical Audit Committee (TPAC).
George Shillam joins the firm through its merger with Beever & Struthers, having originally joined the firm as a trainee in 2014. He leads a portfolio of not-for-profit clients and social housing clients, overseeing external and internal audits, service charge reviews, consultancy and regulatory investigations. Shillam also fronts the firm’s Homes England and Greater London Authority grant compliance work. With a strong focus on helping clients navigate a period of significant regulatory and financial change, his career highlight to date includes signing off some of the same clients he worked on as a trainee after completing his Responsible Individual (RI) qualification in 2022.
Elizabeth Hatchman also joins Menzies through merger, having worked at Beever & Struthers since 2010. She specialises in audit and assurance work for housing associations, leading external audit engagements, oversees grant assurance and service charge examinations, including management of PIE audits. Hatcham has been an RI since 2017, and plays a key role in developing people and teams across the Birmingham and London offices. She is a regular speaker at National Leasehold Group conferences on service charge compliance, and has been integral in establishing grant assurance as a key growth area for the firm. Along with Shillam and Collier, she is based in London.
Grant Lee joined Menzies in October 2025, following partner roles at PwC and Gerald Edelmen, where he led the firm’s property sector. With more than 20 years’ experience advising real estate investment businesses, private equity backed companies and operationally focused tech businesses in London and across the Thames Valley, Lee delivers insight-driven audits that strengthen financial controls and governance. He has led regulatory, due diligence and change management projects and is known for supporting clients through periods of significant market uncertainty, including the financial crisis and post-COVID environment.
David Ellis meanwhile joins Menzies’ Leatherhead office from Azets, where he was a corporate finance partner. He brings extensive experience advising business owners on acquisitions, sales and strategic transactions, including the sale of Defluo to Kanalservicegruppe (a portfolio company of Ufenau Capital Partners). He is focused on helping clients navigate transactions that shape their business and personal ambitions, and contributing to Menzies continued growth.
Dean Curtis joins Menzies’ Manchester office as part of the firm’s Beever & Struthers merger. With more than 18 years’ experience, he will guide entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses through corporate transactions including business sales, acquisitions and growth fundraising. Curtis brings a calm, solutions-focused approach to high-stakes situations and enjoys guiding clients through pivotal moments across MBOs, private equity and strategic acquisitions.
Massey added, “The integration of Beever & Struthers has not only broadened our national reach, it has brought exceptional leadership talent into the business; and I am delighted to see several individuals stepping into partnership roles as part of this journey. Each new senior leader embodies our Brighter Thinking approach. Their specialist knowledge and sector focus will help shape the evolution of our services as we continue to scale.”
