Employee Share Schemes and Incentives

Suzannah is a Legal Director (Partner equivalent) at Tapestry. Suzannah has extensive experience advising UK and overseas companies on the introduction and ongoing operation of their share plans and other equity incentive arrangements, both at executive level and for the wider workforce.

She supports companies in the design and implementation of plans to meet tax, legal and governance best practice requirements whilst maintaining focus on effective communication and alignment with commercial strategy. She works with companies to ensure compliant operation of plans both in a "business as usual" context as well as through any corporate actions.

Suzannah’s clients include The Coca-Cola Company, Morgan Stanley, Getty Images and Volvo. Suzannah also leads the relationship with Asda and International Personal Finance plc, having worked with them in previous roles as well as with ITM Power, who followed Suzannah to Tapestry on her move to the firm.

Suzannah is co-lead on the team running the Certificate in Employee Share Plans course, the only professional qualification in the UK in this industry, which is accredited by the CGI UK & Ireland. Tapestry provides the course content and teaching and Suzannah is responsible for all aspects of delivery, working closely with the CGI to organise the course and examinations.

Suzannah has always been closely involved with Global Equity Organization (GEO), and works with the GEO UK Chapter, leading the North and Midlands regional committee. She is actively involved with ProShare, contributing to their Focus Groups, and sits on the Steering Committee of the Employee Share Ownership Centre, providing thought leadership on employee share ownership.

Suzannah was previously ranked in both Legal Directories before her move to EY, when client feedback described her as “simultaneously inquisitive, a deep thinker and pragmatic.”

2022 - date: Tapestry Compliance 2019 - 2021: EY 1999 - 2018: Pinsent Masons 1997 - 1999: Qualified, Clifford Chance

GEO, ProShare, SPL, ESOP