Grant Thornton hires John Shenton

[private]Grant Thornton (Channel Islands) Limited are delighted to announce the appointment of John Shenton as Tax Director in their Jersey Office. John has joined Grant Thornton and brings with him over 25 years experience of taxation in an offshore environment.

Dave Clark, Managing Director said that he is delighted that someone of the calibre of John has joined the Grant Thornton team. He added that “the breadth and depth of John’s experience on taxation matters further strengthens the capability of Grant Thornton in the islands and demonstrates our commitment to providing the highest quality service to our clients across the islands.”

John is the Chairman of the local branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation as well as a member of the fiscal strategy group of Jersey Finance Limited and a member of the tax committee for the Jersey Institute of Directors.

John previously headed up the Jersey tax practice of one of the big four firms advising on all areas of taxation from an offshore perspective.

John is looking forward to his new role and the challenges ahead. He added that “The ethos of Grant Thornton in the Channel Islands is to create a firm that provides the highest quality of service to a wide and varied client base by being proactive, professional and flexible and this mirrors my own values. I believe that Grant Thornton is ideally placed to assist clients as we not only fully understand the challenges they face locally but we have the global capability to give a complete service. I am very much looking forward to working in partnership with these entrepreneurial clients to achieve a common goal.”[/private]