Shorts Senior Partner Retires after 29 years
Paul Beeson, Senior Partner at Shorts has recently retired after a highly successful career in accountancy. Paul qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1977 whilst working for a large independent firm of Chartered Accountants in Sheffield. He then went on to work within the motor industry for three years before finally deciding to return to private practice when he joined Shorts in 1988. Paul was appointed as partner in 1990 and took the position of Senior Partner in 2012 following the retirement of Peter Freeman. After 29 years with the firm, Paul has now taken the decision to retire.
Friendly and approachable, Paul has always been popular with both colleagues and clients alike and built a large network of professional contacts within the business community. His strengths have allowed him to advise all areas of business large and small during his career. His specialism has been in advising owner-managed businesses, drawing on his significant experience to provide commercial advice, overseeing accounting, audit and tax services for businesses of all sizes.
When asked how he plans to spend his retirement, Paul commented “I consider this to be a new and exciting phase of my life and whilst I am sad to leave such a friendly, professional and successful firm, I am looking forward to new challenges ahead.“
Paul has played an instrumental part in the continued development of Shorts, which has grown from 30 to over 100 staff during his time with the firm. He was a driving force behind the expansion of the Chesterfield-based firm into Sheffield with the opening of offices on Ecclesall Road in 2002, introducing Shorts to the South Yorkshire business community.
During his time as Senior Partner he has also overseen the redevelopment of the Sheffield and Chesterfield offices into professional, modern premises enjoyed by staff and clients alike. As “Chairman” of the partner group he has overseen the implementation of a growth strategy which has realised organic growth of over 62% for the firm over the last 3 years. Now the largest Independent firm in North Derbyshire with strong presence in South Yorkshire, the partners consider this continued success has been greatly influenced under his leadership and strength of judgement.
In 2000 Paul was elected by his peers to be President of the Sheffield and District Society of Chartered Accountants, and this led to Paul taking up a prestigious and important position as a member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, at Moorgate Place in London, which he held for several years. A well-known, sociable fellow, keen golfer and cyclist, whose family life is as important to him as his working life, Paul will be very difficult to replace at Shorts. Partners and staff alike all wish him a long and happy retirement.
