who we are

The Taxation Disciplinary Board

Tom Hayhoe

Tom Hayhoe

Chair

Tom has a wealth of experience across a broad range of private, public and third sector roles, including at the College of Policing, Nursing and Midwifery Council, ACCA and various NHS bodies. He is currently chair of the NHS Counter-Fraud Authority panel. He has chaired and been a member of many professional regulatory boards and panels.

Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

CIOT nominee

After qualifying as a Solicitor Dan worked for HM Customs & Excise before joining Deloitte in 1996 as a VAT specialist. Becoming a partner in 2002 Dan led the indirect tax team in the South West and Wales before moving back to London to become Head of Tax Policy, retiring in 2020. Before joining TDB Dan was a Council Member of CIOT and, latterly, Chair of the Examinations Committee.

Jane Brothwood

Jane Brothwood

Lay Director

A qualified Programme Manager, Jane held a range of roles in HMRC. She has a background in complaints management, having been Head of HMRC's Adjudicator's Office until 2020 and Chair of the Ombudsman Association Casework Interest Group.  She is now a lay member of the Teaching Regulation Agency Teacher Disciplinary Panels.

Jane was Lay Public Interest Observer for CIOT Council 2018-2021.

Sean Ferguson

Sean Ferguson

ATT Nominee

A solicitor with 15 years' experience in tax compliance, he has worked across all sides of the profession — in HMRC, the Big 4, City law firms and in-house in industry. He specialises in VAT and compliance strategy, and has led high-performing teams across complex and politically sensitive environments.

Rhian Nunan

Rhian Nunan

Executive Director

Rhian has been a legal adviser to the Magistrates’ Court, a prosecutor and a legal adviser for the Department of Trade and Industry, an enforcement manager at the Financial Conduct Authority, and a private practice financial services lawyer. Rhian currently sits on the ICAEW’s Insolvency Licensing Committee.

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Disciplinary Tribunal and Investigation Committee Panel

LEGALLY QUALIFIED CHAIRS

 

Sadia Zouq

Andrew Granville-Stafford

Gill Hawken

Manuella Grayson

Tanveer Rakhim

PETER CADMAN

JONATHAN PAGE

Karen Rea

Simon Barnes

Jacqueline Findlay

Kelvan Swinnerton

LAY MEMBERS

 

Angela Brown

Helen Wagner

Ilana Tessler

Mac McCulley

Amran Hussain

Isobel Leaviss

Ian Hanson

Paul Grant

Annabel Joester

Karen McArthur

TAX PROFESSIONALS

 

Will Silsby

Abdul Nabi

Stuart McKinnon

Natalie Miller

Victoria Hulse

Martin Brown

Dave Bateman

Shashi Sharma

Elizabeth Connolly

Julia Luddington