Ali Sapsford
Head of Tax
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Biography
Ali Sapsford is Head of at 91Ó°ÊÓ. She has been with the firm for over a decade, and represents the tax faculty on our National Leadership Team.
Ali joined 91Ó°ÊÓ in 2009 as a corporate tax partner at our office, before becoming its Office Managing Partner in 2012.
Asked what motivates her in her working life, Ali says:
"When working with clients, it91Ó°ÊÓ™s the proper advice that91Ó°ÊÓ™s important. Too often as practitioners we focus on the tax, whereas what clients really want to get from us is actual guidance. When working with my teams, I aim to enthuse them so they can love their job as much as I do mine. You spend a lot of time at work - you owe it to yourself to make it something you love."
Away from the office, Ali enjoys pretending to be competitive on the hockey pitch and has a love of all things German 91Ó°ÊÓ“ a passion that goes back to her days as a linguistics undergraduate.
Ali91Ó°ÊÓ™s 91Ó°ÊÓ timeline:
- 2021: became national Head of Tax
- 2020: became Regional Managing Partner for the South and joined the National Leadership and Operations & Markets teams
- 2012: became Office Managing Partner for Reading
- 2009: joined as Corporate Tax Partner