Laura Hinton

Laura Hinton

Tax Leader, PwC United Kingdom

Laura is the PwC UK Tax Leader and has been a UK Management Board member for over 7 years. She also holds the role of PwC EMEA Executive Team Chair, sits on the Global Tax Leadership Team and is a member of the firm’s Clients and Markets Executive Committee.

As part of her role on the Management Board, Laura is responsible for setting and delivering the UK firm’s Tax business strategy and agenda, covering Tax, Legal and Workforce services. As the EMEA Executive Team Chair, she leads a team of cross-territory partners to define and execute the EMEA strategy, focusing on how we work collaboratively and go-to-market as a network to maximise our impact in the market.

Prior to her current roles, Laura was the PwC UK Chief People Officer for 5 years. During this time she chaired the PwC Covid Steering Committee and led the development of PwC’s new flexible work ‘Deal’.

Laura has significant experience in HR Management Consulting and continues to work with FTSE100 clients across a number of sectors to advise on culture change, workforce transformation and performance management.

She sits on a number of external committees, including the Heart of the City Leadership Council, and is an Executive Fellow at King's College Business School.

Laura graduated from King's College London with a 1st Class Business Management degree, is a qualified Chartered Accountant and an alumnus of Harvard Business School. She has been a partner in PwC since 2006.

Specialism

  • Professional Services
  • HR Consulting
  • Business Leadership
  • Operating model transformation
  • Reputation management
  • Human resource management
  • Change and transformation
  • Culture and employee engagement
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Wellbeing
  • Social mobility
Recent work
  • Leading the UK Tax line of service from January 2022 (previously Chief People Officer from 2016)
  • Chairing the EMEA Executive Team to set and deliver business strategy
  • Global relationship partner for FTSE100 clients
  • Led the development of PwC’s new ‘Deal’ and Future Ways of Working
  • Chaired the PwC Covid Steering Committee from February 2020 to January 2022
Area of focus
  • Professional Services
  • HR Consulting
  • Business Leadership
  • Operating model transformation
  • Reputation management
  • Human resource management
  • Change and transformation
  • Culture and employee engagement
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Wellbeing
  • Social mobility

Credentials

  • Financial News' 100 Most Influential Women in Finance list for 2022 & 2023
  • Chartered Accountant and member of ICAEW
  • ICAEWROAR Top Online UK Influencers Accountancy (2021)

PwC UK Management Board member and UK Tax Leader. People and Organisation Consulting Partner. Advisor to businesses on people, culture and transformation.

Laura has been a member of PwC’s Management Board for over 5 years, and holds the current position of Tax Leader as well as being a member of the firm’s Clients and Markets Executive Committee. She is also a member of PwC’s Global Tax Leadership Team and sits on a number of external committees, including the Heart of the City Leadership Council. She is an Executive Fellow at King's College Business School, in London, and also continues to work with global clients to support them with people transformation programmes, operating model programmes and culture change.

As part of her role on the Management Board Laura is responsible for setting and delivering the UK firm’s tax business strategy and agenda, covering Tax, Legal and People & Organisation services.

Prior to leading the UK Tax practice, Laura was the PwC UK Chief People Officer, where she was responsible for setting and delivering the UK People Strategy and a member of the Global HR Leadership Team. She has also been driving the firmwide transformation agenda for 5 years. Previous roles have also included the Head of HR Management Consulting for PwC UK.

“As an organisation that has voluntarily published its gender pay gap since 2014, I have seen first hand how this accountability can drive real change.”

Laura graduated from King's College, London with a 1st Class Business Management degree, is a qualified Chartered Accountant and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. She has been a partner in PwC since 2006.

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