Business advisory and accountancy firm Cowgills has appointed Gemma McCaldon Gower as a specialist VAT director in its growing tax team. She joins from Crowe UK and has previously worked with HMRC and Deloitte and has over 15 years’ experience to Cowgills, taking the total head count in the tax team to 25. She has a keen interest in VAT on land and property, a specialist area for Cowgills which has a dedicated property and construction team.

PwC has appointed Stephen Aherne as leader of its UK pharma and life sciences practice and to the health industries leadership team. With over 20 years’ experience at PwC as a valuation and strategy consultant, Aherne brings experience of working with leading pharma and life sciences businesses in the UK and globally. He will be at the forefront of PwC’s support for the industry, leading discussions with business leaders, innovative emerging companies and investors across the various sub-sectors.

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