Senior partner Giles Cliffe has retired after 25 years with Huddersfield accountants firm Simpson Wood.
Mr Cliffe trained at national practice Binder Hamlyn in Manchester, but after three years joined Simpson Wood at Market Street in 1988.
He rose through the ranks to become a partner in 1994 and senior partner in 2005 when incumbent Julian Holdroyd retired.
Mr Cliffe was brought up in Crosland Moor and attended Huddersfield New College before gaining a degree in classics at Cambridge University.
He continues to pursue his interest in the subject on holidays in Greece and Italy.
A keen Hudersfield Town fan, he plays cricket at Birchencliffe.
Following his career in the accountancy profession, he plans to train to become a qualified teacher of English as a foreign language.
In another milestone for Simpson Wood, the practice has been incorporated into a limited company called Simpson Wood Ltd.
Mark Fielding, who has been a partner at Simpson Wood since 1998, will succeed Mr Cliffe as senior partner.
