Barrie Pallen

Barrie Pallen

Barrie established BPA in 1993 and has developed long-lasting relationships with the Global & Divisional Heads of Tax in world-leading multinationals across APAC, LATAM & Europe. Many of the people he recruited as young tax professionals are today’s tax leaders.

Of greatest importance to Barrie is to provide the very best service possible to clients.

Barrie studied Economics & Marketing at university and comes from a family of entrepreneurs. He has enjoyed building the business over the years and seeing it expand from a predominantly UK focused search business, to one that operates globally.

William Sheppard

William Sheppard

Will focuses on recruiting at the senior level across all sectors of the European tax market. Since starting his career in 2006, he has built strong relationships with an extensive number of international companies including Fortune 500, European headquartered, and FTSE-listed organisations. Will’s dedication to each project he takes on, coupled with in-depth market knowledge, has enabled him to build an excellent reputation across the European tax market.

Will studied Politics at the University of York and has a postgraduate diploma in Law. He has a keen interest in current affairs and international politics. He is also an enthusiastic sportsman, captaining his local football team.

Lucienne Ndong

Lucienne Ndong

After obtaining a Master degree in Business Management in France, Lucienne relocated to London and joined BPA in April 2014. As a fellow “parisienne”, she is handling assignments for roles based in France, but she is also dealing with tax recruitment projects across Europe. She recruits tax professionals from Assistant Tax Manager to Tax Manager grade. Lucienne has a strong interest in Human Resources. She makes sure to find the right fit for her clients and her candidates, as she understands how important recruitment is for organisations.

Lucienne is a French national and she speaks English fluently. Her hobbies are athletics, Afro/Latino dances, travelling and HR.

Martin Pallen

Martin Pallen

Martin joined BPA in July 2017 after completing his Business & Management degree with a 2:1. For his thesis, Martin created a hypothetical business plan to develop the BPA brand and some of his ideas have developed into new areas of business, in particular – identifying young tax talent for the future (BPA NexGen) and creating a new Tax Technology business stream (BPA TaxTech).

Martins’ focus since 2019 has been on APAC tax searches and in 2021 he has also started to develop BPA’s business in Africa & Middle East.

Outside of work Martin enjoys sports and travel, as well as having a keen interest in history, geography and current affairs.

Fahmida Begum

Fahmida Begum

Following the completion of her Archaeology degree, Fahmida started her HR and Recruitment career within the Technology industry, coaching on best interview practices before moving on to hiring young tech talent. Now focusing on UK and EU Tax roles (but maintaining a keen interest in tech!), she continues to approach her work with great importance placed upon quality experiences and ED&I. If she’s not attempting a crossword or Sudoku puzzle, you’ll find her exploring the outdoors and expanding her huge collection of houseplants. She also loves to try her hand at various creative activities.