CIOT’s new team 2026-27

Paul Aplin

Paul Aplin is the new President, taking over from Nichola Ross Martin. Paul is a well-known tax writer and speaker, particularly on tax administration and technology. Formerly a tax partner at AC Mole & Sons he now advises two software developers and is an Independent Adviser to HMRC’s Closing the Tax Gap Committee. He was appointed an OBE for services to the profession and for public service in 2009. Notably, he becomes the first person to have served as President of both CIOT and ICAEW. You can read his incoming speech on pages 64 and 65.

John Barnett

John Barnett, the new Deputy President, is a partner at law firm Burges Salmon. Until recently, he chaired the Institute’s Technical Policy and Oversight Committee. He was a contributor to the 2020 Wealth Tax Commission and is a former chair of Presiding Judges for the STEP Private Client Awards.

Jonathan Riley

Jonathan Riley, the new Vice-President, spent the majority of his career as a partner with Grant Thornton UK LLP, where he was National Head of Tax between 2013 and 2018. He is a former chair of both LITRG and the Institute’s Finance Committee, and current chair of the Institute’s Nominations Committee.

Nichola Ross Martin remains on CIOT’s Officers Group as Immediate Past President, while former President Charlotte Barbour has taken over as chair of the Technical Policy and Oversight Committee.