PwC appoints new assurance leader for Romania, promotes new partners

John Webster (in picture) will be a new Partner in PwC Romania, starting with the beginning of July, taking over as assurance leader for Romania and South Eastern Europe, the company has announced. He comes from PwC Canada, which he joined in 1981. He used to be managing partner for British Columbia Region based in Vancouver. Wilhelm Simons, who has lead the assurance department of PwC Romania in the past four years will become Central and Eastern Europe liaison partner based in Vienna, focused on increasing the cooperation of PwC firms across the region. Radu Stoicoviciu, partner with PwC, will become the new advisory leader of PwC Romania, leading a team of more than 100 management consultants spread across PwC Romania’s five regional offices. He joined PwC Romania in 1992 and became a partner in 2007, leading the Romanian deals team and the South and Eastern Europe corporate finance and business recovery department. Dinu Bumbăcea, the acting leader of advisory decided to pursue personal projects. PwC has also appointed Alexandru Lupea, partner, assurance services practice, as manager of the PwC office in Cluj-Napoca beginning with July 1st. Alexandru specialises in audit and business advisory services for Romanian and multinational companies in the energy, utilities, manufacturing and distribution sectors. Also, starting with the 1st of July, Mircea Bozga will become a new partner in the assurance department of PwC Romania. Mircea has been with the firm since 1997 and will now be working as a partner within the industrial products industry group. He is a qualified Romanian statutory auditor. editor@romania-insider.com (photo source: PwC)