AAB Partners to retire

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech enabled business critical services group, has announced that Gill Pryde and Kevin Meaney will retire as Partners from the business at the end of March 2022.

Gill has played a leading role in the growth and diversification of the business throughout her 26 years with AAB. Gill joined a team of 33 in 1996, and was a driving force in building out AAB’s team of tax specialists as the business grew to support the diverse needs of its expanding client base. Leading the team, Gill ensured we could anticipate and meet client requirements as they grew their own businesses across both sectors and geographies. Gill’s commitment to clients and passion for “Awesome Service” have helped establish the benchmark for service delivery across the entire AAB team.

Kevin spearheaded the launch of our Edinburgh office in 2017, contributing hugely to its early success and growth. Since the office opened, Kevin has worked alongside the Edinburgh leadership team to grow the headcount to over 50, with teams operating across all AAB services. Since merging with Glasgow-based firm Hardie Caldwell, AAB’s income across the Central Belt now accounts for over £9M of group revenues and continues to grow quickly.

Graeme Allan, AAB Chief Executive commented “Gill and Kevin have been fantastic business partners who have contributed hugely to the continued success of AAB. Gill’s dedication over nearly three decades is in no small way what’s contributed to both the domestic and international growth of the Groups’ client base as well as the success of the team. They have passed on a wealth of knowledge to their colleagues and respective successors across the business; we have learned a lot from them over the years.

Whist we will of course miss them day-to-day, we look forward to continuing our relationship with them all as valued members of the AAB Alumni. Before then, we look forward to celebrating them, their achievements and of course wishing them both a very happy retirement with some special events planned over the next few months.”

AAB’s team of over 460 people operates from 5 key regional hubs across the UK, delivering a highly complementary portfolio of business services including audit, accounting, tax, payroll, HR, consulting, wealth and corporate finance, to clients globally.