ATT team for 2026-27

Barry Jefferd

ATT’s new President, taking over from Graham Batty, will be Barry Jefferd. Barry is a Senior Partner with George Hay. He advises on the complete range of taxes, although he particularly enjoys capital gains tax, inheritance tax and property and land transactions. He is Chair of the Examination Steering Group and a former chair of the ATT-CIOT Mid-Anglia Branch.

Eleanor Theochari

Barry will be replaced as Deputy President by Eleanor Theochari. Ele is a corporate tax adviser, leading the R&D tax function as a Partner at Blick Rothenberg, where she is responsible for overseeing the delivery of all clients’ R&D claims. She was a finalist in the Rising Star category at Tolley’s Taxation Awards 2022 and 2023. She is Vice Chair of the Joint ATT-CIOT Professional Standards Committee.

Richard Freeman

Ele will in turn be replaced as Vice President by Richard Freeman. Richard works for HMRC as a Deputy Director Compliance in the Large Business Directorate. Prior to joining HMRC, he worked in leading legal and accounting firms. He chairs the Nominations Committee and the ATT-CIOT HMRC Branch and is a former Chair of Birmingham and West Midlands Branch.