Accountancy group Deloitte has appointed Dave Tansley as its new practice senior partner for the South West and Wales to lead a team of more than 2,300 people.
Dave, pictured, will take over the role from Lizzie Hill, who is relocating to Deloitte Cambridge. 
A chartered engineer who spent his early career as an engineering officer in the Royal Air Force, Dave joined Deloitte as a consultant in 1994 and has been based out of Deloitte’s Bristol office for the past six years.
He is a consulting partner, vice-chair and elected member of the Deloitte North & South Europe Board and has since worked across many industry sectors – both in the UK and internationally.
He is currently lead for infrastructure, transport & regional growth within the firm’s government and public services team.
His vision for the growth of Deloitte across the South West and Wales will initially focus on innovation, technology and talent.
Deloitte said he was taking the helm at an exciting time for the firm. He will oversee its move to a new, sustainable office at Finzels Reach as well as spearheading Deloitte Wales’s strategy as the nation reimagines and transforms its industrial base.
Dave said: “South West and Wales has a vibrant innovation economy, which will be a key driver of growth in the future.
“As practice senior partner, I want to help create inclusive opportunities and benefit society in areas such as the development of new enabling technologies and the acceleration of energy transition, which are both regionally significant and nationally and globally important.
“There is great opportunity in both the South West and Wales. In the South West there is a wealth of emerging, high-growth companies that are innovating and breaking new ground to solve the big problems of the present and future.
“Couple this with the reimagining of the industrial base in Wales and we can pinpoint areas of growth in the short and long term.
“Retaining and nurturing talent is a priority and we will continue to evolve our collaborations with universities, research organisations and the wider innovation ecosystem to make an impact that matters to our clients, our people and wider society.”
Outside of Deloitte, Dave is a board governor for UWE Bristol, a member of the governance board for the Institute of Coding, a mentor-in-residence for the UWE Team Entrepreneur Programme and has recently been invited to take up a role on the Industry Advisory Council of the National Composites Centre.
Deloitte in the UK is part of Deloitte North and South Europe (NSE), the second largest member firm in the Deloitte Global network, spanning 28 countries and more than 70,000 people.
