New E & Y Romania chief

Ernst & Young Romania, the second player on the local professional (audit and consulting) services market has a new chief, transferred from the group’s office in Warsaw. Dutch-born Peter de Ruiter previously worked as a partner in change of the International Tax Services department. He replaces Rod Grant as Managing Partner of the Romanian office. Grant in his turn will become Chief Operating Officer of Ernst & Young Turkey. Rod Grant ends his mandate after four years, marked by the integration of the business of the late Andersen Romania, under a deal closed in 2002. This pushed E & Y up to second place on the market, behind PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and ahead of KPMG, increasing its number of employees and clients. Its turnover accordingly went up to 14 million euros. ZF