The Trustees

Marian Drew is the chair of our board of trustees. Most recently Marian Drew worked at the Office of Tax Simplification, leading projects concerned with the alignment of Income Tax with National Insurance and with capital allowances. Before that she was Head of Tax at BAA plc/Heathrow Airport for 18 years and a trustee of the associated pension fund. This followed 19 years at Coopers & Lybrand. Roles in the voluntary sector have included being a trustee of Relate London South West for 8 years and also chairman of a large community-based endowed charity.

After qualifying as a barrister Penny Hamilton practiced in Chambers at 12, Old Square, Lincoln’s Inn. She was then employed as a Senior Legal Adviser in the Office of the Solicitor for HM Customs and Excise. In 1986 she joined the accountancy firm which was then Deloitte, Haskins & Sells and, in 1989, she was made a partner.  While she was a partner the firm transmogrified into PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 2000 she left PwC and returned to self-employed practice at Pump Court Tax Chambers. In 2002 she was President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. At the end of 2017 she retired from practice as a barrister and left Chambers. She has been closely involved in Bridge the Gap as an Ambassador and a member of the Steering Group. 

Gary Jones joined the Board in November 2022. After graduation from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences, Gary worked in age sector charities in North and East London including as CEO of Age UK Camden for 13 years until 2018. Gary’s previous trustee experience includes older people’s, carers, mental health, disability, and membership/umbrella charities. In recent years, he has worked part-time as an interim manager, undertaking consultancy work, and mentoring. Gary became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2015.

In his spare time, he enjoys cycling, cooking, and listening to music. He lives in Wanstead in London, and has two adult children.

Angela Cullimore-Todd is a former Non-Executive Director in the NHS as chair of the Audit Committee and Difficult Decisions Panel. Angela has spent her working career in housing, health, overseas development and social care at senior executive appointments in the public and not-for profit sectors. She is a social justice activist with a focus on overcoming the barriers to equity and inclusion for people and communities who are marginalised, unrepresented and economical-inactive. Angela uses are strong engagement and collaboration skills to make connections to deliver positive change. Angela says: “I am very fortunate to have been immersed into the wisdom of my ‘grandees’ who taught me not to accept the status quo, but instead to strive to make the world a better place. Tax Help for Older People enables me to realise the wise words of my ‘grandees’.

Craig Muir is a Tax Partner at Deloitte LLP and currently leads the Global Employer Services business across the UK and North West Europe.  Craig’s clients including a number of Global Financial Services businesses and senior execs. Craig is married with three children and enjoys traveling, playing tennis and golf, and on occasion watching Scotland play well at football. Craig became a Trustee/Director of Tax Help in December 2017.

John Whitehead is a graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser with Arthur Andersen. John joined Deloitte in 2002. John specialised throughout his career on advising on the tax implications of large Real Estate investment and development projects in the UK and Europe.

Since retiring from Deloitte at the end of 2013 John has largely devoted his time to charitable activities including acting as a volunteer Tax Adviser for Tax Help.   He is also a Board Member of Rotary Great Britain & Ireland, a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers and a Freeman of the City of London.