UK accountancy firm Saffery Champness has appointed Diane Petit-Laurent, who specialises in providing solutions to owner-managed business clients with both a national and international presence, as a corporate partner. 

Joining the Manchester office, Ms Laurent was previously at Deloitte in Manchester where she held roles as a director and senior manager over a span of five years. Prior to that she was a senior manager at Mazars for four years. 

In her role at Saffery Champness, she will focus on entrepreneurial clients in a number of industries including technology, manufacturing and retail, work...