Corporate and finance consultancy EY Ireland has appointed Ronan Murray as Managing Partner at its Cork office.
Mr Murray, who is currently President of Cork Chamber, succeeds John Higgins, who is stepping down after more than 35 years with EY.
Mr Murray is a graduate of University College Cork and a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.
He is currently a corporate finance partner in mergers and acquisitions in EY Ireland. He will lead EY's Cork practice of more than 400 people, including 24 partners.
The Tralee native said that he plans to grow EY's Cork office, which incudes a national pensions centre of excellence, as well as developing areas such as AI, data analytics, law and life sciences.
EY's Cork office also offers services in assurance, consulting, tax, corporate finance and strategy.
"I am really proud to take on the incredible opportunity to lead EY's Cork office, as we look to build on the transformational success of recent years and chart a course for the next phase of growth for the practice, our clients and our community," Mr Murray said.
"As the business landscape continues to grow in complexity, more and more organisations are turning to EY to help them solve their most pressing challenges - supporting sustainable growth, driving digital transformation, and advising on operations and financial performance.
"With the vast potential of Artificial Intelligence, the need to meet ambitious decarbonisation and sustainability targets, and ongoing global macroeconomic uncertainty, businesses require rapid access to top-quality advice and support, EY Cork has the expertise, capacity and industry knowledge to deliver solutions for our clients at speed and scale, helping to build a better working world for all."
EY Ireland Managing Partner Frank O'Keeffe said: "Ronan brings a wealth of experience and expertise with him into this role, and I know he will serve our clients, our people and our business with distinction.
"Under his leadership we look forward to both our Cork and our wider regional practice continuing to thrive into the future."
