IR35 SHIELD LIMITED - Key Persons


Clare Hardy - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Head of Marketing
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
Clare ensures the smooth running of all matters relating to marketing, PR, and events, and also focuses on making sure the educational material on the site meets our clients needs.

Dave Chaplin - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Master
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
As well as leading IR35 Shield, Dave helps to defend taxpayers at IR35 tax tribunals, consults for HMRC, advises senior politicians and Government bodies and was featured in the 2021 Staffing 100 Europe list of top influencers. Dave Chaplin is a Master's level mathematician, with over 25 years commercial software development experience in the finance and legal sector. Dave is the author of the Contractors' Handbook and IR35 & Off-Payroll Explained and, as a result, has a wide network of contacts in the IR35 sphere including tax experts, lawyers and barristers. Dave assists with IR35 tax tribunals, and regularly attends those he's not involved with to increase his knowledge. He has consulted for HMRC, advises senior politicians and Government bodies on freelance tax matters, and is frequently quoted in both the trade press and national media, including the Financial Times, Telegraph, Guardian, The Times, and others. Dave was named by SIA as one of Europe's 100 most influential staffing leaders in their 2021 Staffing 100 Europe List.

Louella Schooley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Head of Client Accounts
Louella leads the Account Management team, ensuring our customers are well informed about their compliance responsibilities and guiding them to the ideal solution for their business.

Mark Thorby

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Head of Product and Support
Mark heads up the Development and Support teams, bringing together legislative requirements with the latest technology to ensure our customers have products which are secure, reliable and easy to use.