Path to Partnership Wayne Plummer
Wayne Plummer
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Wayne reflects on his decades at PwC, where he built a diverse career across client advisory, technical leadership, and risk and quality roles. He explains how setting clear goals and continually changing focus kept his work engaging over the years.
We also discuss the disruption that hit the profession in 2023 and how it forced a major career reset. Wayne shares what that period taught him about trust, loyalty, and adaptability and how navigating uncertainty ultimately strengthened his confidence for an unexpected next stage of his career.
The conversation then turns to his move to Alvarez & Marsal and his new role as Head of Tax at Horizon Nexus Partners, the new entrant in the Australian professional services market who are financially backed by BGH. Wayne explains what attracted him to the opportunity to help build something new and how the firm offers an alternative to the traditional Big Four model.
Along the way, Wayne shares insights on mentoring, the increasing complexity of the partner role, what aspiring partners should focus on to stand out, and why established partners shouldn’t feel pressure to achieve everything quickly.
Reference: Path to Partnership Podcast
