PwC has elevated its UK leader Marco Amitrano to a new international role as part of a sweeping leadership overhaul slated for July 1. The restructure trims the global executive team to three members—global chair Mohamed Kande, US senior partner Paul Griggs and Amitrano—while eliminating the long‑standing head of the German member firm and reshaping decision‑making across its 364,000‑person network globally.

The shake‑up aims to curb internal friction that has hampered multinational clients and to centralise back‑office functions such as finance and AI consulting. PwC’s US and UK firms shoulder most technology investment, so granting Amitrano greater sway over Europe, the Middle East and Africa should streamline service delivery and reduce costly duplication across its dispersed member firms worldwide in 2026.

Marc Billeb will lead PwC Germany but will no longer sit on the international board, a move designed to let the EMEA cluster speak with a single voice and counterbalance US dominance. Competitors Deloitte and EY already enjoy tighter integration, while Accenture pushes fully global models; PwC’s new structure forces its network to compete on comparable cohesion in the consulting arena.