Manufacturing & Engineering

Rakesh Shaunak

Partner and Group Chairman

Rakesh is the Managing Partner and Group Chairman of MHA MacIntyre Hudson and MHA, as well as Chairman of the firm’s London Head Office and the Southern Region. In addition to his governance role, much of his time is devoted to business advisory work with a diverse portfolio of clients.

He is head of the firm’s Financial Services and lead Partner of Baker Tilly’s global financial sector team. Rakesh also leads on the firms work in the Natural Resources arena and with Listed Companies and Public Interest Entities.

Rakesh is the Reporting and Relationship Partner for two listed companies, a number of other Public Interest Entities, seven UK banks and the European arm of one of the largest banks in the world.

As a senior director of Baker Tilly International, Rakesh is proactively leading collaborative working between Baker Tilly International global offices.

Rakesh is a non-executive director of a listed Real Estate Investment Trust and Chairman of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee. Until recently he was also Chairman of the Risk and Audit Committee of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. 

His all-round experience helps Rakesh advise clients from a wide perspective such as

• Listed Companies and Public Interest Entities
• Banks and Financial Institutions
• International businesses
• Education & Higher Education
• Mineral extraction and refining

Atul Kariya

Head of Manufacturing & Engineering, Partner

Atul is the firm's National Sector Head for Manufacturing and Engineering and a member of the firm’s Management Board. Atul advises a variety of corporate clients in London and the home counties, with a focus on the manufacturing, life sciences and construction sectors.  

Having been with the firm since 1998, he offers his clients sound forward thinking advice, particularly in relation to strategic planning, tax mitigation and group structures. Atul’s strength is to help clients with their challenges and provide innovative, joined-up solutions that help them succeed. Atul is retained as an adviser to the Board of Directors for many of his clients.

Taffy Mushambi

Audit Director

Taffy joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson London office as an Audit Director in the Technical team.

Taffy is a Fellow member of the ACCA and has more than 18 years working experience in providing audit and assurance services to clients in a broad range of sectors including banking, real estate, construction, manufacturing, and mining & exploration. He has significant experience leading Group audit engagements for listed entities, large international groups, and other medium sized corporates while working in top 6 firms in the UK, Botswana and Zimbabwe. 

Taffy has now joined the audit technical team and is focused on working with various teams within MHA and is committed to providing valuable and effective technical input on complex areas.

Duncan Cochrane-Dyet

Partner

Duncan is a specialist Audit and Assurance partner, and the managing partner for Kent region. He is also Head of Healthcare for the firm. He joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson in 2014 as part of the firm’s regional and sector growth strategy. He was previously a Director at EY, with more than 15 years with both EY and PwC in London, where he worked with clients ranging from international listed groups to national and local owner-managed enterprises. This period included a 3 year secondment to PwC’s Business Restructuring group, working on substantial (often cross-border) financial and operational restructurings such as the NHS’s National Implementation Team. Before training as an accountant, he was an officer in the British Army.

Duncan works closely with his clients in understanding their objectives and operations. He brings together specialist teams to focus the experience and expertise of the wider firm to help businesses and their owners achieve their aims throughout the corporate lifecycle; from inception, through growth, and where appropriate to exit by succession, IPO or sale. As Head of Healthcare, he works in three main tiers: Primary care, Secondary care, and Private care involving sectors such as private hospitals, day care, and occupational health. Outside of work, his personal commitment in a voluntary capacity extends over 20 years in a variety of roles, and currently he is a special advisor to the UK Vasculitis Trust, and a director and chair of the Audit Committee of the Valley Invicta Academies Trust.