Executive Team
Jane was appointed Chief Executive in March 2016. She became a member of the Association in 1993 and a Fellow in 2011. She is a former member of Council. Jane was previously with HMRC where over a thirty year period she held various posts, gaining considerable experience both in tax and change programmes.
Vicky is a Chartered Management Accountant and has a wealth of experience across a broad range of commercial, charitable, and professional body roles including most recently as Finance Director at charity POhWER and Chief Operating Officer at the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) alongside experience gained at FTSE 100s and SMEs.
Vicky is secretary to the Association's Council along with various other committees, including: Finance Steering Group; Member and Business Development Steering Group; Audit and Risk Committee; and the Joint Officers and Senior Staff Forum. Before joining ATT in 2023 Vicky spent 17 years at ICAEW in the UK Regions team. Initially as Executive for the Leicester & Northants network and later within the operations team as Programme Manager for the department.
Steven's particular emphasis is on management of taxes and tax disputes and resolution. He was a partner in a City firm of Chartered Accountants and then founded his own specialist tax investigations and enquiries company before his appointment as a technical officer in 2022. He is also a face-to-face adviser for the tax charity, TaxAid.
After completing her LL.M in Public Law with UCL, Vicky taught undergraduate law subjects at a number of institutions, including the Open University. In 2011, Vicky moved into education policy for the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and worked with both the professional body and the independent regulator for almost 12 years, during which time she reformed CPD requirements for the profession, contributed to the extension of rights to practise for Chartered Legal Executives, worked with employers and other stakeholders on the introduction of the new Trailblazer apprenticeships for the legal profession, recreated the education standards for CILEX members and introduced a range of operational improvements to qualifications delivery. Vicky joins ATT and CIOT from Bader College, part of Queen’s University, Canada, and is passionate about working with stakeholders to ensure that the qualifications offered remain attractive and relevant in a fast-changing world.
Emma's background is in corporation tax and she also has a focus on VAT and business taxes more widely. She trained with Deloitte, working in both their London and Leeds offices, and also spent a short time working in a specialist consultancy firm providing advice to other practitioners before joining the ATT as a technical officer in 2017.
Helen has a focus on personal and capital taxes. Initially qualifying as a Chartered Accountant before moving to tax, she worked in practice as a private client consultant in a mid-tier firm until her appointment as a technical officer in 2017. Helen also has an interest in the history of tax.
David has a particular focus on personal taxes, including capital taxes and trusts. He trained as a Chartered Accountant whilst working in the private client team at a Big 4 firm. After a short spell in industry, he moved back into practice where he specialised in personal tax at regional and mid-tier firms before joining the ATT as a technical officer in 2023.