Shaw Gibbs have welcomed five new starters: Abby Potter, Luke Brazier, Jacob Thomas-Watts Mamata Maden and James Painter. All started with the firm on Monday the 2^nd of September.

• Abby, a Trainee in the Compliance team is a mathematics graduate who has been working for the past year as an Accounts Payable Assistant at Diamond Light Source.
• Luke, a Trainee in the Outsourcing team has recently finished his A levels in Geography, Philosophy and Ethics.
• Jacob, a Trainee in Compliance joins from Hays Recruitment where he has been working over the past two years in their Accountancy & Finance division.
• Mamata has joined the Audit team, having previously worked within the Audit division of a Big Four firm.

James Painter also took over as Head of Tax, He has over 13 years of experience in tax which includes working with owner-managers helping them to structure their business for tax optimisation, business acquisition and disposal and cross border and international tax issues.

James will be leading and growing the Shaw Gibbs combined personal and corporate tax teams across Oxford and London, splitting his time between the two Shaw Gibbs offices.

Peter O’Connell, MD comments: “We are very pleased to welcome the new starters to Shaw Gibbs. It is an exciting time for the company and we have been thoroughly impressed by these individuals throughout the recruitment process. It is great to start September with stronger teams in four of our divisions.”

Notes to editors

Shaw Gibbs is a top 100 accountancy and financial planning practice, based in Summertown, Oxfordshire and Marylebone, London, with a track-record spanning more than 80 years.

Our clients are owner managed businesses and private individuals in the Thames Valley, The Chilterns and London.

We are a vibrant organisation with a passion for business and finance. Investing in the latest technology and being up-to-date with current legislation and best practice enables us to meet our clients’ needs in the best possible way.

Our teams of motivated and talented individuals develop sound financial solutions, communicate in plain English and deliver in a proactive way.

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For further information, contact:

Fran Kidd, Marketing & Business Development Manager

T: 01865 292200 fran.kidd@shawgibbs.com