Bruno Dente has travelled 11467 kilometres to join the Hamilton office of professional services firm Deloitte as partner. He was previously based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Mr Dente will join the Hamilton office's audit practice and has experience across a wide range of industries including financial services, mining, transport, property, advertising and manufacturing. As well as having worked in South Africa, Mr Dente's 13-year professional services career also includes prior experience in auditing roles in the UK.

The managing partner of Deloitte's Hamilton office, Michael Crawford, said he was looking forward to working with Mr Dente.

“Bruno is a terrific addition to our Deloitte team in Hamilton. He's a very experienced partner with a lot to offer our clients here in the Waikato. It's great to see us taking advantage of opportunities like this, despite the economy changing gears.”

Following Mr Dente's admission as a partner, the Hamilton office of Deloitte now has 8 partners and 130 staff.