Board of Directors

Rakesh Shaunak

Rakesh currently serves as the Managing Partner, CEO and Chairman of MHA and will continue as Chief Executive Officer of MHA on Admission. He is also a Senior Director at Baker Tilly International, where MHA is the UK’s sole member. Rakesh is a qualified Chartered Accountant, having trained with a top five firm, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. His expertise includes business advisory services, with a significant portfolio of corporate clients. As an Audit Partner, he oversees several of MHA’s PIE audits, including those of international banks and listed companies. Additionally, Rakesh is a non-executive board member of a listed property company and was formerly Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee at the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Steve Moore

Steven qualified with MHA and became a partner in 1986. He has been a member of the Board since 2011 with responsibility for the Group’s finances and will continue as Chief Financial Officer. He has worked closely with Rakesh on the Board for the past 13 years and leads on the mergers and acquisitions across the Group. He is Regional Chair of the Central, Midlands and Welsh regions. Steven has a client facing role specialising in the professional practices sector. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant having trained with MHA and an audit Registered Individual. His experience includes providing business advisory services to mid to large privately owned businesses and subsidiaries of foreign parents.

Geoffrey Barnes

Geoff formerly served as the executive Chairman of Casson Beckman, a leading mid-tier accountancy and professional services business, and was instrumental in the firm’s merger with Baker Tilly in 1997. He later led Baker Tilly International global growth as CEO, expanding the network to and growing revenues to $3.8 billion by the time of his retirement in 2016. He was also previously Chairman of the International Advisory Panel at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), as well as a former member of the ICAEW governing council. Geoff currently serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Baker Tilly South East Europe Ltd and as the senior non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at AIM-quoted CML Microsystems Plc.

Linda Main

Linda is an experienced non-executive Director with considerable board experience and expertise in corporate governance structures and risk across a diverse range of businesses. Linda was previously a Partner of KPMG LLP, where she led its equity capital markets advisory group. She was a board member of KPMG between 2018 39 to 2023, as well as chair of its risk committee. Since 2024, she has been a board member of the Quoted Companies Alliance as well as non-executive Director of an AIM quoted company in the energy sector. She is also currently a partner at Gara Strategic Advisory, and advisory firm focused on supporting companies considering an IPO.

Sir Robert (“Bob”) Neill KC

Director Sir Bob is an experienced leader, Chairman, and policy expert with a track record in governance, law, and public affairs and was a practising British criminal law barrister, specialising in criminal and complex fraud cases with a regulatory focus, from 1975 to 2008. In 2006, Sir Bob was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bromley and Chislehurst, serving until 2024. During his tenure, he held several significant positions, including Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for London, Local Government, and Planning at the Department for Communities and Local Government from May 2010 to September 2012 and Chair of the Justice Select Committee for the House of Commons from June 2015 to May 2024, where he was an advocate for the criminal justice system and legal aid. From 2002 to 2006, Sir Bob was a non-executive Director for the Northeast London Strategic Health Authority and a Member of the London Assembly from 2000 to 2008. In recognition of his public service, Neill was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours and was appointed an Honorary King's Counsel in January 2024 for his contributions to the legal field. As well as having a track record of supporting and building teams from diverse backgrounds to deliver exceptional results, Sir Bob has a law degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.