Kene Partners appoints two to R&D-focused tax practice

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Kene Partners appoints two to R&D-focused tax practice

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Aarti Varia and Rosie Silk have joined Kene Partners in London to specialise in research and development (R&D) within the consultancy team as R&D tax director and R&D tax manager, respectively.

Varia joins Kene from Deloitte, where she gained 13 years of experience as a senior manager in its R&D tax services division.

Silk comes from PwC and has seven years of international experience as an R&D tax consultant in Australia and the US.

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