CIOT Committees

Audit & Risk Committee is a joint committee with the Association of Taxation Technicians. 

Committee Chair

Fiona Wilkinson (Independent)

Committee Members

Alistair Cliff (CIOT)

Simon Groom (ATT)

Ralph Pettengell (ATT)

Jim Robertson (CIOT

The Chairs of the CIOT Finance Committee (Mobeen Ismail, or occasionally, Jonathan Riley) and ATT’s Finance Steering Group (David Bradshaw) are also invited to attend the meetings.

Staff in Attendance

Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive, CIOT)

Jane Ashton (Chief Executive, ATT)

Vicky Hilpert (Chief Finance Officer)

Linda Mensah (Financial Controller)

Vicky Purtill (Director of Education)

Mark Stratton (Governance Officer, CIOT)

Committee Chair

Paul Aplin

Committee Executive

Sophie Briggs (DITT & ADIT Education Officer)

Committee Members

Ian Hayes

Georgiana Head

Shan Sun

Matthew Vick

Sam Wood

Staff in Attendance

Vicky Purtill (Director of Education)

Rory Clarke (ADIT Manager)

Committee Chair

Jane Frecknall-Hughes 

Committee Executive

Kelly Sizer (Head of Qualifications Development)

Committee Members

Philip Baker

Roger Barnard

Kenneth Crofton-Martin

Andy Lymer

Charlie Mason

Pete Miller

Chris Shrubsole (Vice-Chair and CIOT Council Member)

Amanda Fisher

Sara Closs-Davies

Staff in Attendance

Vicky Purtill (Director of Education)

Committee Chair
Sharon Spice (Independent Chair)

Committee Executives
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive: CIOT)
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)

Committee Members
Paul Bartlett (ATT Council)
Jeremy Coker (ATT)
Kalia Engelsman (CIOT)
Keith Gordon (CIOT)
Sheri Habib (independent)
Heather Hill (CIOT)
Tasneem Kadiri (CIOT)
Ray McCann (CIOT)
Nick Mehta (CIOT Council)
Nichola Ross-Martin (CIOT Council)
Eleanor Theochari (ATT Council)

Staff in Attendance
Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)
Salema Hafiz (Head of Business Development & Marketing)
Annette Hutchinson (Head of HR and Facilities)
Mark Stratton (CIOT Governance Officer)
Victoria Todd (Head of LITRG)

Committee Chair

Jo Bello

Committee Executive

Jude Maidment (Education and Examinations Manager)

Committee Members

ATT Chief Examiner

CIOT Chief Examiner

Nichola Ross Martin (CIOT Deputy President)

Graham Batty (ATT Past President)

Roger Barnard

John Barnes

John Beattie

Peter Coulthard

Kenneth Crofton-Martin

Jane Jones

Michael Thexton (Vice-Chair)

Staff in Attendance

Vicky Purtill (Institute Secretary and Director of Education)

Kelly Sizer

Committee Chair

Mobeen Ismail

Committee Executive

Vicky Hilpert (Chief Finance Officer)

Committee Members

Nick Goulding (External)

Jonathan Riley (External) 

Peter Smith (External)

Nick Parker (External)

David Bradshaw (ATT Honorary Treasurer)

Staff in Attendance

Linda Mensah (Financial Controller)

Mark Stratton (Governance Officer)

Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive)

JOSF is a joint forum between the CIOT and ATT.

Committee Joint Chairs

Senga Prior (ATT President)

Nichola Ross Martin (CIOT President)

Committee Executive

Vicky Nicholas (Executive Officer)

Committee Members

Jane Ashton (ATT Chief Executive Officer)

Charlotte Barbour (CIOT Immediate Past President)

Barry Jefferd (ATT Vice President)

John Barnett (CIOT Vice President)

Rosalind Baxter (Director of Governance)

Vicky Purtil (Director of Education)

Simon Groom (ATT Immediate Past President)

Vicky Hilpert (Chief Finance Officer)

David Bradshaw (ATT Honorary Treasurer)

Paul Aplin (CIOT Deputy President)

Ellen Miller (CIOT Director of Public Policy)

Emma Rawson (ATT Director of Public Policy)

Graham Batty (ATT Deputy President)

Helen Whiteman (CIOT Chief Executive Officer)

David Bradshaw (ATT Past President)

Committee Chair

Sofia Thomas (CIOT Council Member)

Committee Executive

Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)

Committee Members

Chris Brydone

Nichola Ross-Martin (CIOT Council Member)

Helen McGhee 

Yvette Nunn 

Toyin Oyeneyin (New Tax Professionals Sub-Committee Chair)

Lynne Poyser (Joint Branches Sub-Committee Chair and Conferences Sub-Committee Rep)

Stephen Sandford

David Treitel

Staff in Attendance

Lisa Drakley (Events Manager)

Andrea Gale (Branch Network Manager)

Chris Taylor (Membership Manager)

Committee Chair

Makayla Combes

Committee Executive

Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)

Committee Members

Danielle Phillips (Vice Chair)

Amanpreet Purewell

Connor Whelan

Flossie Skinner

Harry Donaldson

Helen Knight

Jack Stubbs

Stephanie Chan

Vikki Barton

Staff in Attendance

Chris Taylor (Membership Manager)

Contact: [email protected]

Committee Chair
Jonathan Riley (Council Member)

Committee Executive
Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary)

Committee Members
Glyn Fullelove
Sarah Hewson
Nikhil Mehta
Toyin Oyeneyin
Katrina Paget (Independent)
Chris Shrubsole

Staff in Attendance
Mark Stratton

The Professional Standards Committee is a joint committee with the Association of Taxation Technicians.

Committee Chair

Dhruti Shah (CIOT Representative) 

Committee Vice Chair

Ele Theochari (ATT Representative)

Committee Executive

Jane Mellor (Head of Professional Standards)

Committee Members

Helen Adams (CIOT

Sharon Baynham (CIOT)

Alison Christian (Independent)

Alistair Cliff (CIOT)

Ruth Cook (CIOT) 

Andrew Donaldson (CIOT)

Anthony Thomas (ATT)

Colin Lothian (ATT) 

Daniel Middleton (CIOT)

Brian Palmer (ATT) 

Jonathan Riley (CIOT Council Member)

David Stedman (ATT) 

Tracy Easman (ATT)

Richard Todd (ATT)

Paul Benton (ATT)

Juan Carlos Venegas (ATT)

Sophie Wales (CIOT)

Jonathan Yeomans (ATT Council Member)

Staff in Attendance

Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)

Emma Rawson (Director of Public Policy: ATT)

Ellen Milner (Director of Public Policy: CIOT)

Marc Leach (Professional Standards Manager) 

Helen Ballantine​ (Professional Standards Officer) 

Chelsea Hayward (AML Professional Standards Officer)

Stacey Tate (AML Professional Standards Officer)

Bethan Dennis (Professional Standards Officer) 

You can find out more about our Technical Policy and Oversight Committee here.