CIOT Committees

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

Committee Chair

Laura Kaye Tomlinson (Independent Member)

Committee Executive

Vicky Nicholas (Executive Officer)

Committee Members

Paul Aplin (CIOT Council Member)

Graham Batty (ATT Council Member)

Ralph Pettengell (ATT Member)

Jim Robertson (CIOT Member)

Fiona Wilkinson (Independent Member)

The Chairs of ATT's Finance Steering Group (David Bradshaw) and CIOT's Finance Committee (Jonathan Riley) are also invited to attend the meetings.

Staff in Attendance

Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)

Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary)

Andrew Burnett (Chief Operating Officer)

Vicky Hilpert (Chief Finance Officer)

Linda Mensah (Financial Controller)

Ellen Milner (Director of Public Policy)

Vicky Purtill (Director of Education)

Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive: 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

Jane Frecknall-Hughes

Andy Lymer

Charlie Mason

Pete Miller

Vivek Nathwani (ex-officio)

Fiona Poole

Chris Shrubsole (Vice-Chair and CIOT Council Member)

Amanda Fisher

Sara Closs-Davies

Staff in Attendance

Vicky Purtill (Director of Education)

Committee Chair
Olayinka Iwu

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

Committee Members
Olayinka Iwu (Chair)
Jeremy Coker
Kaila Engelsman
Keith Gordon
Georgina Head (ATT Council)
Heather Hill
Tasneem Kadiri
Ray McCann
Nik Mehta (CIOT Council – virtual member)
Yvette Nunn
Nichola Ross-Martin (CIOT Council)
Sharon (Sheri) Habib
Eleanor Theochari (ATT Council)
Sofia Thomas (CIOT Council)

Staff in Attendance
Annette Hutchinson (Head of HR & Facilities)
Helen Whiteman (Chief Executive, CIOT)
Jane Ashton (Chief Executive, ATT)
Mark Stratton (Governance Officer)
Salema Hafiz (Head of BD & Marketing)
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

Jonathan Riley (Interim Chair)

Committee Executive

Vicky Hilpert (Chief Finance Officer)

Committee Members

Nick Goulding (External)

Mobeen Ismail (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)

LITRG panel

Committee Chair

Sofia Thomas (CIOT Council Member)

Committee Executive

Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)

Committee Members

Michael Ashdown

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)

Zoe Roberts 

Joanne Routier 

David Treitel

Staff in Attendance

Lisa Drakley (Assistant Head of Member Services (Events))

Andrea Gale (Branch Network Manager)

Chris Taylor (Membership Manager)

Committee Chair

Oluwatoyin Oyeneyin

Committee Executive

Emma Barklamb (Head of Member Services)

Committee Members

Makayla White (Vice-Chair)

Sharlene Rowley 

Helen McGhee

Amanpreet Purewell

Danielle Phillips

Connor Whelan

Harry Donaldson

Flossie Skinner

Staff in Attendance

Lisa Drakley (Events Manager)

Vicky Smith (Events Officer)

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Committee Executive

Rosalind Baxter (Institute Secretary)

Committee Members

Chris Shrubsole (Council member)

Julia Cockroft (CIOT Member)

Jonathan Endacott (Council Member)

Justine Lutterodt (Independent Member)

Nikhil Mehta (CIOT Council Member)

Sarah Hewson (Council member)

Staff in Attendance

Mark Stratton (Governance Officer)

Sarah Tempany (Executive Assistant)

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

Committee Chair

Tracy Easman (ATT Representative) 

Committee Vice Chair

Dhruti Shah (CIOT 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)

Colin Lothian (ATT) 

Ashley Makoni (CIOT)

Daniel Middleton (CIOT)

Banin Oozeerally (ATT)

Brian Palmer (ATT) 

Gianluca Pin (ATT)

Jonathan Riley (CIOT Council Member)

David Rose (ATT)

David Stedman (ATT) 

Ele Theochari (ATT)

Anthony Thomas (ATT)

Richard Todd (ATT)

Juan Carlos Venegas (ATT)

Sophie Wales (CIOT)

Staff in Attendance

Jane Ashton (Chief Executive: ATT)

Emma Rawson (Director of Public Policy: ATT)

Ellen Milner (Director of Public Policy: CIOT)

Helen Ballantine​ (Professional Standards Officer) 

Marc Leach (Professional Standards Officer) 

Chelsea Hayward (AML Professional Standards Officer)

Stacey Tate (AML Professional Standards Officer)

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