Deloitte has appointed Anil Gupta as Office Senior Partner for Leeds and the Yorkshire market, supporting Stuart Cottee, Practice Senior Partner for Yorkshire and the North East region.

Anil joined the firm in 2005 as a graduate, focusing on Corporate Finance in Yorkshire. For the last five years he has led the regional Debt & Capital Advisory business and now leads the wider Performance Improvement business across the regions.

As part of this new role, Anil aims to grow Deloitte’s impact in Yorkshire along with the 27-strong partner group in Leeds.

Anil Gupta, office senior partner for Leeds and the Yorkshire market at Deloitte, said: “I’m immensely proud to take on this new role. I’ve worked in the Yorkshire market since leaving university and I’m passionate about the region.

The Leeds office employs 626 people and this year Deloitte in Yorkshire has promoted two people to partner, one associate partner (a senior signing director) and nine people to director. A total of 138 people were promoted in the last cohort. The office has also welcomed 59 graduates and 16 BrightStarts to its apprenticeship scheme.