UK
Ireland
Laurence leads the S&W Technology and Transformation Services team. He helps businesses simplify the increasingly complex world of tax and regulatory compliance through process improvement and redesign, and custom and off-the-shelf tech deployments.
Experience
Laurence joined Evelyn Partners in July 2023. He has worked in tax and regulatory technology and consulting since 2000.
Laurence's previous career covers both software and consulting. He has held leadership roles at market leading Tax/ RegTech businesses including Thomson Reuters (Managing Director, Tax and Accounting EMEA) and ARKK (CEO). He has over ten years experience in consulting, most recently as Partner in a Big 4 Tax Tech practice. And he has also spent time as an interim Head of Tax Technology in industry, notably at a large eCommerce organisation.
Notable client work and achievements
Widely seen as a thought leader, Laurence has published extensively and is a regular conference speaker.
Professional qualifications and memberships
Laurence is a member of the Chartered Institue of Taxation (CTA).
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