David Bennett

EY Ireland Financial Services Wealth and Asset Management Audit Partner and Regional FSO Leader

Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, a keen sportsman and an avid golf fan being a member of Ballybunion Golf Club.

David is a Wealth and Asset Management Audit Partner and leads our regional Financial Services practice located in Cork in the South of Ireland.

David is focused on the Alternative Investment Fund industry and having led the audits of some of the world’s largest alternative investment funds, brings a wealth of experience to support to his clients.

David originally joined EY Ireland in 2007, later spending a year working in our Sydney office in 2015 before returning to Ireland and establishing EY’s second financial services office in Cork in 2019.

He has extensive experience across Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Real Estate and Credit Fund strategies, advising and supporting clients across all stages of the fund life cycle.

David is Vice-Chair of the Financial Services Forum of the Cork Chamber of Commerce and an active member of Irish Funds.

How is David building a better working world

“I am committed to building a practice that delivers for our clients from a location that offers our people the opportunity to work with some of our largest clients globally, with the amenities and balance that life in Cork provides.

I am extremely proud to have built our Center of Excellence in servicing asset management clients in Cork, with retention statistics that are unparalleled, ensuring we have a team with the scale required to deliver for our clients.”

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