Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 2004 - In pursuit of its strategy of providing a full suite of services in the areas of Assurance, Advisory and Tax to the Jamaican business community through the deployment of a multi-disciplinary cadre of partners and professional staff, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today announced the admission of Bruce L. Scott and Brian J. Denning to the partnership, with effect from 1 July 2004.
Bruce will be responsible for PwC's growing practice in the areas of internal audit services, information technology risk management and business continuity planning while Brian will be the second partner in the firm's Tax Practice, specialising in international tax, financial services and telecommunications.
"As Jamaican businesses become more technologically driven, there is an increased demand for services such as information technology risk assurance and business continuity planning and this step is a response to those needs," said Everton McDonald, Territory Senior Partner. "Demand is growing and the firm has already undertaken several major assignments in this area which have been managed by Bruce."
On the subject of the need for a second tax partner, McDonald added that while Jamaica was not generally regarded as a tax compliant environment, he did not expect that this would continue beyond the near future and the firm was positioning itself to provide increased tax services to businesses and individuals, particularly in the areas of tax planning and advisory services.
"As Jamaican businesses establish operations in neighbouring Caribbean countries and while companies from other Caribbean nations such as Barbados and Trinidad &Tobago do more and more business in Jamaica, we have identified and serviced many of their tax planning and advisory needs and the admission of Brian only strengthens our capabilities in this regard," continued McDonald.
 | Bruce Scott joined PwC in its Assurance practice as an auditor in September 1990 and subsequently transferred to its Computer Audit Department in September 1993. At the time of his admission, he was the Senior Manager responsible for Internal Audit and Operational & Systems Risk Management services. |
During his distinguished career with the firm, Bruce has attained several academic and professional qualifications. He completed the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA) examinations in June 1993, at the age of twenty-one, the youngest Jamaican to do so to date, having passed each of the required eighteen subjects at the first attempt. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) and ACCA.
Bruce is an Associate Business Continuity Planner (ABCP), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.
He spent six months in Global Risk Management Solutions (GRMS) in the Toronto Office of PwC in 2002, has attended several management development courses both locally and abroad and has himself made presentations at various seminars including ICAJ seminars.
Bruce is married to Suzette with one child and lists tennis and reading among his hobbies.
Brian Denning joined PwC in Dublin, Ireland in 1991 as an articled professional in its Tax Practice and on completion of his articles came to PwC, Jamaica on secondment for a period of two years as a Manager in the Tax Department.
He returned to PwC in Dublin, on completion of his secondment, took on various specialist advisory roles involving international financial services, tax product development, international tax planning and was the Irish firm's representative on PwC's International Finance and Treasury Network. |  |
Brian returned to PwC, Jamaica in 2001, was appointed Director of Tax Services and again distinguished himself with his deep technical knowledge and experience as well as his client service capabilities.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting from University College of Dublin and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland and ICAJ. He is also a member of the Institute of Taxation of Ireland and achieved the distinction of obtaining first place in Ireland in his final examinations.
Brian is an active participant /presenter in seminars and various private and public sector initiatives and is a member of the Taxation Committee of ICAJ.
He is married to Kay, a Jamaican, enjoys reggae music and scuba diving and is currently Chairman of the Jamaica Scuba Diving Club.
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