Meet the YCAG committee

 

Lee Aston - Lee.Aston@kpmg.co.uk

Lee is an Associate Director at KPMG and has been involved with the ICAEW on varying levels for many years. He is a past chairman of BADCASS and past vice chairman of the ICAEW student council. Having qualified with a small firm and then made the move to Big 4, Lee understands the issues that face younger members on both sides of practice. Lee spent two years living in Frankfurt and travelling across Europe with KPMG before returning to the Bristol office.

Lee is also a member of the Bristol Junior Chamber of Commerce and has very close links with the local organisations for young solicitors and surveyors.

Lee is married and lives with his wife and daughter in Bristol.

 

Tim Lerwill - tim.lerwill@richardsongroves.co.uk

Tim Lerwill is an Associate with Richardson Groves Accountants and Tax Consultants based in Bath, having previously worked at KPMG, Bristol. Tim has many years of experience in audit, accounting and advisory services with a diverse client base including owner managed businesses. As an Associate, Tim has skills as a general business adviser by providing commercial advice which adds value.

Amongst others, he is involved with the Bath Chamber of Commerce, sitting on the executive committee, and has held the position of honorary treasurer for the West of England Society of Chartered Accountants (WESCA).

He plays football and touch rugby in his spare time.

 

David Suckling - david_suckling@hargreaveslansdown.co.uk

David Suckling is head of internal audit at Hargreaves Lansdown Plc in Clifton. Prior to that he spent 5 years in a number of line finance and risk roles at Bank of Ireland, following a practice career that took in Ernst & Young and Solomon Hare in Bristol.

David has worked alongside Lee Aston in developing the YCAG and BADCASS groups over a number of years. He is a past treasurer of BADCASS and was also on the ICAEW student council.

Going forward, David believes the future direction of YCAG should involve partnership with other professional bodies. He is also keen to advance the status of younger members in business to ensure they drive the Institute’s future direction as much as their peers in practice.

Outside interest include golf, squash and travel whilst he is also a season ticket holder at Bath Rugby.