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• The latest news on VAT and customs changes
• Guides with details on UK and EU ecommerce VAT reforms
• Webinars from experts in VAT,customs, taiffs and freight
Richard Asquith is the former VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara, helping businesses understand their compliance obligations as they grow globally. Richard qualified as an accountant with KPMG in the UK, and went on to work in Hungary, Russia and France with EY.
Sacha Wilson is Avalara’s Director Tax Technology Solutions EMEA, helping businesses of all size automate the complexities of global tax compliance. Prior to joining Avalara in 2014, he spent more than 20 years in e-commerce sales and management at blue-chips such as Amazon, Arcelor-Mittal, British Aerospace and several dotcom start-ups.
Ian is a consultant, advisor and publisher, driving transformation in ecommerce and multichannel retail. He is the co-founder of Internet Retailing, the trade publication for Europe's multichannel retail professionals, in partnership with SJP and Mark Pigou.
Ian acts as a board-level advisor to major retail and consumer businesses: House of Fraser, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, Camelot Group, Toast, Couturelab, De Bijenkorf and numerous other retailers. He has previously been Group Ecommerce Director for Littlewoods Shop Direct Group and Head of Online Operations for the BBC.
Andrew is responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing for the ShipStation and ShipEngine products in EMEA and ANZ. He has held leadership roles in Europe, North America and Asia over the last 25 years in venture capital-backed, high growth technology companies. He began his career at Gartner Group in London, before transferring to Silicon Valley, working with the major US hardware and software vendors.
As CEO, Andy has a 20-year background in running software, cloud and hosting technology companies. Andy sits on the Salesforce Commerce Cloud Partner Advisory Board and is a non-executive Director of enterprise hybrid cloud ISV, Zynstra. Prior to joining Tryzens, Andy was CEO at Fasthosts, Centennial Software, Content Technologies and SMC.
Olivia has a wealth of knowledge and with over 10 years experience in the compliance software industry, she has the answers to the many complex questions surrounding the world of tax and the software solutions to put your mind at ease and automate the process. Olivia now specialises in Avalara’s cloud-based global tax technology, a powerful tool for managing the evolving landscape of compliance.
Ianthe is a member of Avalara's EMEA VAT sales team, helping businesses understand their VAT liabilities and how Avalara's solutions can support compliance. She has multiple years experience as a VAT consultant, working as part of the Avalara team as well as with Deloitte in Belgium.
Jim is the General Manager of EMEA for BigCommerce. Prior to BigCommerce he served in key leadership roles at Digitas, Sceneric, AyataCommerce and Greenlight Commerce.
Nicole is a Cross-Border Solutions Manager with over 10 years’ experience at companies like DHL and Aramex, supporting customers to expand their businesses internationally.
Since joining Avalara in 2014, Michelle Bequette has held several different roles across offices in both the UK and US. As a Sales and Use Tax Subject Matter Expert for Avalara Europe and VAT/XB Subject Matter Expert for Avalara Inc., Michelle has used her wealth of knowledge and experience to help over 1000 companies manage their SUT and VAT compliance. Currently, she is responsible for sales enablement and driving multinational business for Avalara Inc.
Kal has been working in digital commerce for 12 years with brands such as ASDA, Tempur and Hamleys. In his role at Tryzens, he is responsible for ensuring that technical solutions and implementations are keeping businesses ahead of the curve and on a path of sustainable growth while engaging customers with seamless, immersive experiences.
With nearly 10 years experience within the tax space, Matthew Harrison is one of Avalara’s top VAT solutions specialists.
Having worked as both a Senior Tax Manager and a Consultant, Matthew has both the in-depth VAT knowledge twinned with a unique perspective to understand the impact tax changes have on businesses.
Tommy is a Senior Journalist for Accountancy Age and has been at the publication since 2019. His main areas of focus are audit reform, economics and insolvency. He has hosted countless Accountancy Age events, while during his Journalism MA he won Broadcaster of the Year and the Journalism Prize for Best Student.