Tim Lwin (pictured) has been appointed head of the automotive-specialist tax team of ASE’s professional services division, previously known as Trevor Jones Chartered Accountants.

He previously worked for Coopers & Lybrand and Arthur Andersen in their corporate tax compliance and tax investigations teams.

He has more than 18 years' experience in tax mitigation strategies and has successfully advised owner managed businesses, including car dealerships and suppliers to the automotive industry, on profit extraction, corporate restructuring, employer incentives and exit planning.

Lwin now leads the UK tax teams based in Manchester and Milton Keynes at ASE, in providing and defending tax mitigation strategies for owner managed businesses in the motor trade.