WILLEMSTAD - Following significant growth over the past years, EY is positioned to further strengthen its capability and resources in the Dutch Caribbean. EY has signed a conditional agreement to take over significant parts of the former KPMG Accountants and KPMG Advisory businesses in the Dutch Caribbean (now KDC Interim). A team of some 50 persons from KDC Interim has been earmarked to join EY in Aruba and Curaçao in Assurance and Advisory services in March 2019. Furthermore, in late December 2018, Mr. Fong-Mang Cheong, former Partner and Chairman of Meijburg & Co Caribbean, also joined EY Tax in the Dutch Caribbean.
The leader of KDC Interim, Raymond Begina, our EY Dutch Caribbean Country Managing Partner, Bryan Irausquin, and our EY Caribbean Assurance Managing Partner, Erick Statius van Eps, have worked tirelessly to move this great opportunity forward, and they are very excited by the opportunity as highlighted below.
“The KDC Interim team is very excited to be joining EY in both Aruba and Curaçao,” said Raymond Begina. “EY has a very strong quality and people culture, which is a great match for our ambitions and the career opportunities of our young professionals. Additionally, we see great synergies in servicing the Caribbean market, which will benefit client delivery without a doubt.”
Bryan Irausquin, said: “EY is continuously looking for opportunities to build our business and legacy in the interest of our people, clients and communities. The former KPMG Dutch Caribbean practice has been one of our most respected and fierce competitors in the Dutch Caribbean for many years. It’s humbling and at the same time it fills us with pride knowing that parts of this great group of professionals have decided to join our team. EY has a very strong quality and people culture and has been growing steadily over the years by sticking to our core values. Yet, we continue learning and growing every day to further improve as people, professionals and as an organization. The KDC Interim professionals will be welcomed into our family with open arms and we are sure that we will learn a lot from each other as we continue forward as one.”
Erick Statius van Eps is excited by the prospect of closing this deal and continued saying: “We are incredibly proud and honored to be able to welcome some 50 professionals from KDC Interim effective 1 March 2019 to EY. These young professionals all have a visible role with clients and a strong commitment to quality, while the Executives have a lot of experience driving innovation and a track record of inspiring teams. One thing we have in common is that we all have navigated through complex challenges and demonstrated that we are ready to engage and lead in the Transformative Age. We have a great opportunity ahead of us to strengthen our position in the Dutch Caribbean markets and deliver exceptional client service. Digital is transforming the service experience for our clients and our teams, and providing our professionals with data-driven insights to enable better decisions. We are building strong relationships with clients by sharing perspectives on cyber, big data, accounting change and any other pressing issues. Adding these great professionals to our team will undoubtedly help us unlock the new ideas that drive our momentum.”
