EY appoints Yew-Poh Mak as Deputy Managing Partner for APAC

EY has appointed Yew-Poh Mak as Asia-Pacific Deputy Area Managing Partner, succeeding Harsha Basnayake as he assumes a global role at the Big Four firm.

Yew-Poh Mak has over 30 years of management consulting and corporate management experience. Prior to his step up, he was the Asia-Pacific leader of the Strategy & Transactions division, leading the firm’s teams focuses on strategy, cross-border transactions, financial advisory, and strategy execution, among others.

Mak is currently based in Singapore, but previously spent 20 years of his career in China.

In his new role, Mak will work closely with EY’s Asia-Pacific leadership team to drive execution of the new EY global strategy whilst building out strategic capabilities and operational functions to achieve greater alignment, efficiencies and growth across Asia-Pacific.

Commenting on the appointment, Patrick Winter, EY’s Asia-Pacific Area Managing Partner, said: “We are proud to have Yew-Poh in the Asia-Pacific Deputy Area Managing Partner role after leading a successful Strategy & Transactions business in Asia-Pacific for the past four years. His leadership, client-first mindset and collaborative spirit are deeply valued by colleagues and clients alike.”

“We would also like to convey our sincere thanks and gratitude to Harsha for his leadership, hard work and support that helped us realize greater collective achievements across Asia-Pacific, and we wish him all the best in his new global role.”

In Asia-Pacific, EY has around 70,000 employees, which represents around 17% of the company’s global headcount.