ATT Council: New officers 2022-23

At its meeting on 28 April 2022, the ATT Council approved the new presidential team to start serving from the AGM on 14 July 2022:

President: David Bradshaw

Deputy President: Simon Groom

Vice President: Senga Prior

David Bradshaw

David hails from the Northeast of England and worked for all four of the world’s largest accountancy practices, amassing over 40 years of experience. After working as an auditor, he specialised in taxation for 35 years in both the SME marketplace and large corporate tax departments. He now provides corporate tax compliance and consultancy services for several Northeast businesses.

David is currently Honorary Treasurer and chairs the Finance Steering Group, although he will step down from both positions following the AGM. He has served for over 10 years on the joint CIOT and ATT Northeast England Branch, having held the offices of Treasurer and Chair, and is currently Secretary of the branch.

David is a keen cyclist both on the road and in the mud and is a veteran of many long-distance adventures. He also plays with a well-known local covers band and is a trustee of the Tyne Rivers Trust.

Simon Groom

Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 with Arthur Young before embarking on a career as a trainer with The Financial Training Company (FTC). He spent 13 years at FTC before moving to EY, a move which ultimately led him to LexisNexis in 2006 to head up Tolley Exam Training. He is still at LexisNexis, leading the much-enlarged training business.

In 1992, he started lecturing at the ATT student training conferences. He has served on the Audit Committee, Business Development Steering Group and Members Steering Group, which he chaired for three years. He now serves on Finance Steering Group. He first joined Council in 2003 and served for a very enjoyable 12 years and was delighted to be invited back in 2018.

Simon enjoys spending time with his wife Jeni and four children, walking in the countryside and running – participating (rather than competing) in organised races.

Senga Prior

Senga spent her early working life preparing VAT returns, management accounts and running payroll, mostly for farming clients. After working as an accounts manager, she joined a local accountancy firm as a tax assistant and commenced her ATT training. She became an ATT Member in December 2002 and a fellow in December 2017. In June 2017, she joined Johnston Carmichael, specialising in private client compliance with a particular interest in farming.

Senga joined the ATT Technical Steering Group in 2016 and becomes chair in June this year. She became an ATT Council member in 2017 and is ATT’s spokesperson on Scottish Taxes. She also represents ATT on the Climate Change Working Group, the Issues Overview Group and at regular joint meetings with the Scottish government, ICAS and CIOT.

In her spare time, she is a Church of Scotland elder and a keen bowler playing in both the local ladies and mixed leagues.