ACCOUNTANTS and business advisers PKF has appointed Matt Howard as a Partner in its corporate recovery team. He joins from Larking Gowen and will be based at PKF's Great Yarmouth office.

ACCOUNTANTS and business advisers PKF has appointed Matt Howard as a Partner in its corporate recovery team. He joins from Larking Gowen and will be based at PKF's Great Yarmouth office.

Mr Howard has extensive experience in dealing with both corporate and personal insolvency cases. He studied accountancy at the University of East Anglia and went on to qualify as an insolvency practitioner in 2001. He is a Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association and the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and became a partner before the age of 30. He is also a member of the Turnaround Managers Association.

David Merrygold, PKF's partner in charge of corporate recovery in East Anglia said: “I am delighted to welcome Matt to the team. PKF is already one of the leading insolvency and corporate recovery practices in the region and Matt's appointment further strengthens this position. He is well known and respected in the business community and his extensive experience will be a real asset to our clients. His appointment is a major coup for the firm and we are looking forward to working with him.”