New Director appointed at EY as restructuring team continues to grow

EY has appointed a new Director in its Manchester restructuring team, as it continues to grow its regional transactions business.

Sam Mills will be responsible for growing EY’s restructuring, refinancing and turnaround work for corporate clients.

He joins from PwC, where he supported private businesses and larger corporates with situations of change, transition and financial difficulty over a ten-year period. He has undertaken several secondments and has also held finance positions in industry.

Sam, originally from Warrington, studied English Literature at university before qualifying as an accountant. He returned to the North West with his wife and two children several years ago, after living in London for five years.

Sam’s arrival follows the appointment of Ben Wildsmith as Partner in the Manchester Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) team in September, when he returned to EY from private equity firm Northedge Capital to focus on mid-market corporates and private equity backed businesses. 

Ben Wildsmith, EY Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, said: “We are really proud of the restructuring and turnaround work that we are winning both nationally and locally, in the North West market. The work is increasingly varied, it requires a broader skill set and a more experienced team to deliver the work than it has historically. Sam brings a particular focus on corporate work and adds further strength and depth to our team as we continue to invest in our transactional business.”

Sam said: “I am delighted to be joining the EY team in Manchester. It was a very easy decision to make because EY has demonstrated consistent investment in the regional business and built a market leading restructuring practice. I am already seeing new and exciting client engagements and I look forward to meeting and working with clients and the team in the coming months.”

Sam Woodward, Partner & National Markets Leader for TAS, said: “It is great that we continue to attract such talent into the team and continue to grow and invest in our regional businesses.  EY is exceptionally well placed to service the vast spread of clients from smaller private businesses to global accounts here in the North.”