Interviews

The LCN Tax Interview: Zakir Vahora

15 May 2015   Xiaofang Sutton

We are delighted to feature an interview with Zakir Vahora. Zakir is the Global Tax and Treasury Manager at All Saints, the fashion retailer headquartered in Spitalfields, London. Why did you get into tax? I first came across tax during my Chartered Accountancy training. I found tax to be challenging and a good tool to…

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The LCN Tax Interview: Renu Narvekar

3 March 2015   Xiaofang Sutton

We are delighted to feature an interview with Renu Narvekar. Renu is the former Global Head of Transfer Pricing and Regional Head of Tax, Europe at HSBC. Why did you get into tax? During my internship training for the Chartered Accountancy course, I was thoroughly intrigued by the complexity of the legislation and the potentially…

Interviews

The LCN Tax Interview: Samar Farooq

13 February 2015   Paul Sutton

We are delighted to feature an interview with Samar Farooq. Samar is the Group Head of Tax of Care UK, an independent provider of health and social care services. Why did you get into tax? To me tax is like marmite – you either love it or hate it! I had done tax as a…

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The LCN Tax Interview: Andy Hewitt

3 February 2015   Xiaofang Sutton

We are delighted to feature an interview with Andy Hewitt, Head of Tax of the online fashion and beauty retailer ASOS.com. Why did you get into tax? Largely accidentally. I was working as a temp in a bank and my contract was coming to an end, I saw an advert to join the Inland Revenue’s…

Interviews

The LCN Tax Interview: David Mackay

20 October 2014   Paul Sutton

Many thanks indeed to David Mackay for participating in this interview. David is the Group Tax & Treasury Manager at SThree PLC. Why did you get into tax? As a child I used to watch the soap opera Brookside with my mum. The only character I ever identified with was an accountant (played by Amanda…

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The LCN Interview: Wang Chunling

30 September 2014   Paul Sutton

It is a pleasure to interview Ms Wang Chunling, deputy manager of the central Nanyang branch of China Minsheng Insurance in Henan. China Minsheng Insurance is one of China’s largest insurance companies and one of the six national insurers supervised by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. Why did you choose to work in insurance? Insurance…

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The LCN Tax Interview: Ian Barron

19 August 2014   Paul Sutton

We are delighted to feature an interview with Ian Barron, who spent over 30 years at American Express, 19 of which as VP and Head of Corporate Tax for EMEA. Since leaving Amex in September 2013, Ian established an international corporate tax consultancy practice. His contact details can be found at the end of this…

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The LCN Tax Interview: Bill Dodwell

7 August 2014   Paul Sutton

We are delighted to feature an interview with Bill Dodwell, Head of Tax Policy at Deloitte. Why did you get into tax? When I was 15 I had the odd thought that I’d like to be a solicitor. I’ve no idea why; my father was a civil engineer and my mother a teacher. I read…

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