EY Reading strengthens Employment Tax Team
Ernst & Young’s Reading office has strengthened its employment tax practice – already the largest employment tax offering on the M4 corridor – with four key appointments.
Richard Webb and Tracey Norton join the Thames Valley practice as senior managers from Grant Thornton and KPMG respectively. Ian Thomas, who has been with the firm for nine years, has been promoted to director and spearheading the team is newly promoted partner, John Lewis.
Richard Webb joins Ernst & Young as a senior manager and will focus on working with employers to develop their flexible benefits programmes. He said: “I have over 20 years experience of providing flexible benefits advice, having led a national team at Grant Thornton, set up my own consultancy, and spent 13 years in employment tax at KPMG.”
Tracey Norton has worked with an extensive portfolio of clients, in both the public and private sectors, and brings over 20 years of experience to the firm. She said: “My new role will see me working with companies from across the Thames Valley and South East, advising on all areas of employment tax.”
Ian Thomas, whose promotion to director will see him take a central role in developing the employment tax services in Reading and across the UK, said: “The Thames Valley business community is thriving, and expanding the team has been integral to enabling us to meet the increasing demand for specialist consultancy advice.”
John Lewis, a partner and tax specialist with over 25 years experience, said: “The employment tax team in Reading is growing from strength to strength, and I am confident that Ian’s promotion and the appointment of two new senior managers will ensure that we continue to build upon our position as the leading employment tax practice in the region, and provide our clients with industry leading skills and expertise.
“This is an exciting time for the team as we have set ourselves the ambitious target of tripling revenue and doubling headcount in the next four years,” he concluded.