has appointed Elizabeth (Liz) Fothergill as director and head of tax knowledge, a newly-created role, based in the firm's London office.

Fothergill, who started her career as a solicitor and qualified in 1998, spent nine years in the private client teams at Berwin Leighton Paisner and later Wedlake Bell. In 2007, she joined KPMG’s family office and private client tax team, where she advised individuals, including both UK and non-UK residents, and trustees across a broad range of personal tax matters. 

Her areas of expertise include residence and domicile, offshore trusts, inheritance tax and capital gains tax. She is particularly interested in the complexities of the UK tax system, keeping pace with legislative developments, and helping colleagues and clients understand forthcoming changes and their implications.

Mercer & Hole has 27 partners and more than 250 staff across its offices in London, St Albans, Rickmansworth and Milton Keynes.
 

ERI

Banking software business has appointed Alan Goodrich as sales director. 

Goodrich will be responsible for leading ERI’s global team of sales managers and business solutions managers, driving commercial strategy and supporting growth of the OLYMPIC Banking System worldwide. He has worked at ERI for more than eight years.