Liz Hunter

Background

About Liz Hunter

30 years + experienced share schemes tax specialist providing advice on all forms of share plan and equity incentive and employee ownership arrangements including - Share Incentive Plans * Enterprise Management Incentives * Deferred/nil-paid/partly-paid Share Purchase Plans * Tax advantaged and non tax advantaged Share Option Plans * Phantom share plans * Restricted Stock plans * UK & International projects * Employee Benefit Trusts * Employee Ownership * Strategic consulting surrounding executive reward including - Succession planning * shareholder exit strategy * aligning business objectives to performance and reward * employee ownership (direct and indirect)* employee communication * taxation * corporate governance* Supporting employers with:* Tax risk management *- employer compliance reviews, health-checks and transaction DD (inc re IPO) on equity reward matters.* Plan design and implementation *- UK and global, private and quoted, statutory and bespoke, discretionary and all-employee.* Optimisation *- making existing arrangements better, evolving and tailoring plans as business and commercial objectives develop and as legislation changes. Employee communications support to boost participation and engagement. UK, Global, Cross-border, Internationally-Mobile advisory. Supporting executives and NEDs with:*reward design and optimisation * settlement agreement equity incentive support concerning leaver treatment * tax advice and support in relation to settlement (with HMRC or employer) of employment-related security tax disputes *transaction support * international mobility impact re equity awards * Based in London and working within the remuneration & incentives team to provide businesses with effective commercial advice on a range of employment matters and drawing on the firm's wider expertise to support clients with their other planning needs.