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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.9 - Business support service activities n.e.c.
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 November 2021
Employment effect (start)
2 November 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
On 2 November 2021, Grant Thornton Greece, a leading expert in audit, tax and advisory services, announced the creation of 200 new jobs. Its headquarters are located in Athens, but also it has branches in Thessaloniki, Crete and Ioannina. According to the CEO Vassilis Kazas, after the company’s expansion of the Technology Intelligence & Performance department, they are expanding in fields of Assurance, Advisory, Tax, Outsourcing, Financial Services, Strategy & Investments, Energy, Transactional Advisory Services and Environmental, Social, Governance, Risk & Compliance departments. The recruited staff of the company will work in the new facilities in Athens and Thessaloniki.
Eurofound (2021), Grant Thornton , Business expansion in Greece, factsheet number 105524, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105524.
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