Grant Thornton Channel Islands has announced a series of promotions across its tax, audit and advisory teams, including the appointment of Sergio Gouveia as Tax Senior Manager.
Effective from 1 July 2026, Sergio Gouveia (pictured) has been promoted to Senior Manager in the firm’s Tax team. He advises on offshore structures with exposure to UK tax, helping to ensure structures remain fit for purpose, supporting restructurings and assisting trustees with the orderly closure of trust structures. He is ATT qualified and is currently studying towards the CTA qualification.
Commenting on Sergio’s promotion, Neil Hoolahan, Tax Partner in Guernsey said: “It has been great to see Sergio’s progress over time, and this promotion reflects the contribution he continues to make to the team and to our clients.’’
The firm has also announced promotions within its Audit team, with Albert Donkor, Hamza Saeed and Shaira Albis all appointed as Audit Managers.
Albert is a Chartered Accountant with more than five years’ experience auditing financial services businesses, with a particular focus on private equity and alternative investment structures across Jersey, the UK and Europe.
Hamza Saeed is an ACCA qualified audit professional with more than seven years’ experience across financial services, private equity, real estate and banking, working with clients in Jersey, the UK, Ireland and the Middle East and North Africa region.
Shaira Albis is a Certified Public Accountant (Philippines) with more than seven years’ external audit experience, having led audits of listed and non-listed organisations across the funds, real estate, insurance and service sectors.
Outside the audit team, Fiona Ashworth has been promoted to Payroll Advisory Manager. She brings more than 25 years’ experience across a range of sectors, specialising in payroll management, bookkeeping, management accounts, financial reporting, group consolidation and systems implementation.
Grant Thornton Channel Islands has also recognised a number of additional promotions across its Jersey and Guernsey offices:
Jersey
- Sadeem Arshad, Audit Assistant Manager
- Talha Ur Rehman, Audit Assistant Manager
- Christine Mae Faltado, Audit Assistant Manager
- Rashi Puri, Audit Assistant Manager
- Rose Corro, Audit Assistant Manager
- Francois Roux, Audit Assistant Manager
- Daniel de Miguel, Business Advisory Senior
Guernsey
- Asad Raza Shah, Audit Assistant Manager
- Faizan Rana, Audit Assistant Manager
- Cindy Reis, Audit Assistant Manager
- Maham Amjid, Audit Senior Associate
- Ella Bennetts, Business Advisory Senior
- Connor Eager, Tax Senior Associate
Adam Budworth, Managing Partner, said: “As we continue to grow, investing in our people remains one of our top priorities. Their commitment and willingness to collaborate across teams enable us to deliver outstanding service to our clients and create opportunities for the future. I would like to congratulate everyone on their well-deserved promotion.”
