Haysmacintyre appoints three directors

Haysmacintyre has announced the promotion of Jon Maddison and Rakesh Vaitha, and appointment of Sabina Burke, to the role of director. 

This follows the firm’s continued period of growth, having appointed four partners in April and named Paul Atkins partner and head of Haysmacintyre’s property tax team in July. 

According to the firm, strengthening the team at the director level bolsters its “people-led” approach to attracting and fostering key talent, as well as offering a diverse range of services in its specialist sectors. 

Maddison joined the firm as a trainee before he qualified as a chartered accountant in 2015. Following a timely progression to manager, he specialised within the creative, media and technology (CMT) sector, with a focus on technology clients. 

As a director, Maddison will continue to drive the growth of Haysmacintyre’s CMT team with a focus on bolstering services to listed clients.

Meanwhile, Vaitha joined the firm in 2017 and is head of Haysmacintyre’s risk assurance and advisory services (RAAS). In his new role, Vaitha will lead the growth of the RAAS department. 

In addition, Burke joined Haysmacintyre as a director in the business tax team. She specialises in corporate transactions, SEIS/EIS tax reliefs, employee share schemes, international tax planning and R&D tax for a diverse range of clients, focusing on owner-managed and entrepreneurial businesses. 

In her role, she will deliver tailored and strategic tax advice to clients, helping to further strengthen Haysmacintyre’s business tax advice offering.

Natasha Frangos, managing partner at Haysmacintyre, said: “We are delighted to promote Jon and Rakesh to director level and welcome Sabina as a core member of our senior tax team. Our people are at the heart of our business and attracting external talent, alongside developing and retaining existing talent, remains our key strategic focus as a firm. 

“All three will not only further strengthen our client offering and continue to lead their teams with great success, but also ensure that haysmacintyre’s collaborative, people-first approach remains at the heart of what we do.”