Grant Thornton International strengthens position in China
Grant Thornton International is delighted to announce the appointment of a new member firm in mainland China. Jingdu Tianhua Certified Public Accountants is headquartered in Beijing and will practise as Grant Thornton. It offers a full range of assurance, tax and advisory services to a range of public companies, state owned enterprises, private companies and foreign investment enterprises.
At the same time, the new firm has merged with three of the existing Grant Thornton representative firms in China. The merger creates a firm with 60 partners and around 1,500 staff with branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Taiyuan and Changchun.
David McDonnell, chief executive officer of Grant Thornton International, said, "I am delighted to welcome the partners and staff of this high quality firm to the Grant Thornton International organisation. We have been highly impressed by the skills and reputation of the firm and they provide us with a strong foothold in all major economic centres in the country. This is a further step in our plans to build a significant and robust independent national Chinese member firm with strong international capabilities."
Xu Hua, chairman of the new Grant Thornton firm explains, "We are very pleased to have this opportunity to join one of the world's leading accounting organisations. Our commitment to providing world class assurance, tax and specialist advisory services and corporate services has earned us a reputation for service excellence. Joining Grant Thornton International will help us to stay at the forefront of our profession, allowing us to combine our local knowledge and professional expertise with global capabilities and world class resources."
For further information please contact:
Christine Hobart
International communications manager
Grant Thornton International
T: +44 (0)207 391 9548
M: +44 (0) 79 0005 2240
E: christine.hobart@gtuk.com
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