FINANCE TODAY ISSUE EIGHT

 

Clare Hartnell, Grant Thornton UK LLP
Clare Hartnell is a tax partner at Grant Thornton UK LLP, having specialised in tax for 15 years. She leads the Property Tax Team in London in addition to advising a wide range of businesses on tax matters. Other clients range from software companies to advertising businesses, from governmental departments to retailers. Her clients range from publicly listed groups to small owner managed businesses. She has significant experience in advising on corporate tax matters. Furthermore, she is responsible for coordinating and delivering tax services to the Project Finance Tax team on a national basis.

Hugh Rees, Avantis Pharma Ltd
Hugh Rees is the Chief Financial Officer of Aventis Pharma UK, a business forming part of the Aventis Group, a leading global pharmaceutical organisation. The company has a turnover of £800 million and employs some 2,300 people.

Hugh held positions as Financial Controller, Project Manager and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions before becoming CFO of Aventis Pharma UK. He has spent his career in the life sciences industries, mainly pharmaceuticals, working between the UK and a number of expatriate positions in Canada, France, Australia and Germany.

Hugh is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Richard Sidery, Jasper Capital
Richard Sidery is Head of Consulting at Jasper Capital, a firm that specialises in corporate finance, private equity and consulting for a range of clients in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Far East. The firm brought together as partners a former Managing Director of Barclays Capital, a former Director of Flemings and a former Consulting Partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers, combining skills and experience that are generally separated and lack integration in larger organisations. Other staff are drawn from the financial services and consulting sectors.

Mike Tierney, Cisco Systems UK
Mike Tierney was appointed Finance Director of Cisco Systems UK in 1996 and, therefore, has been responsible for the financial function of Cisco through the period of its most spectacular growth. However, he sees his role as extending far beyond that of pure finance and involves himself in 'the sharp end' of the business - the customer sale. As a result, his sales colleagues consider him an important part of their team. Mike has held a number of senior positions over the years in organisations such as Amdahl, Schlumberger ATE, Emulex Europe, TT Systems Ireland and KPMG.