Natalie Jones | Professional consultant, technical advisory services, ICAEW

Natalie trained and qualified in practice within a mid-tier firm with varied experience working across various service lines. Following this she moved to a larger firm to work in external audit for a wide range of clients from owner managed business’ to listed companies before joining the ICAEW. Natalie is married with a young daughter and enjoys cooking and spending time outdoors with her family.

Leighton Reed | Tax Consultant | MHA

Leighton is a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor and Chartered Accountant who has held the position as tax partner for almost 20 years. He is a specialist in corporate and personal tax matters, and regularly provides tax advice on corporate structures, succession planning, employee share incentives, inheritance tax and business acquisitions and disposals. As well as vast experience on UK and International tax matters, Leighton offers extensive commercial experience gathered from working with blue chip clients and complex family company structures. He is able to communicate tax in a way that people understand.

John Cullen | Partner | Menzies LLP

John is a partner and licensed insolvency practitioner in the Menzies Restructuring and Insolvency team, working with corporate clients of all sizes and types to address their financial challenges. He works across all sectors but has specific expertise in regulated industries and the public sector. With the help of a talented team he solves difficult problems, with a focus on money and governance. Throughout his career, he has advised on members’ and creditors’ voluntary liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements, bankruptcy matters and individual voluntary arrangements. He is most proud of being able to formulate and lead the firm towards its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals. In his personal life, music brings him joy. Listening, playing, and writing.

Clare Sullivan | Regional Manager | Development Bank of Wales

I joined the Development Bank of Wales in January 2019. I work from our west Wales offices in Llanelli, and I am part of the new investments team. I have over 15 years’ experience in the banking sector. For over 8 years in my previous role with HSBC, I was a commercial relationship manager in west Wales - working with small to medium-sized business across a wide variety of sectors, with annual income up to £10 million and lending facilities up to £5 million. Being involved with local companies and seeing them grow and prosper is very rewarding, and something that I am very passionate about. I am looking forward to building relationships down west Wales with professionals and business owners alike.