Manager Profiles

Priya Raja-Motala, ATT
Priya previously headed the Business Services Department within Myers Clark and is now jointly heading Turnbull Associates*. She specialises in working with sole traders, partnerships and start-ups by providing tax advice and working with them to ensure their accounts continue to be in order. She also oversees the Outsourcing Department within the firm. Priya joined Myers Clark in 1998 after training in London and gained experience over the last ten years in personal tax, capital gains tax and small business advice including incorporations. Her outside interests include travelling, cooking, yoga and spending time with her family.

Hazel O’Hara, BA (Hons), FCCA
Hazel originally joined the firm in 1986 and qualified as a Certified Accountant in 1995. Hazel looks after small owner-managed companies, ensuring that their filing deadlines are met for the accounts and that they receive good sound tax advice for corporation tax. Hazel has built up a good rapport and a high level of trust over the years with her clients and assists them through their growing stages to maturity. Hazel took a short break in 2004 and moved to Spain. Missing friends and family, she rejoined Myers Clark in 2007 as a manager in the Corporate Services Department and now jointly heads Turnbull Associates. A vivacious member of the team, Hazel’s interests include golf, dancing, watching rugby union and national hunt racing.

Elaine Ripper
After a successful career within National Westminster Bank in her native Cheshire, Elaine left full time employment in 1982 for the birth of the first of her three sons. In 1991 she joined her husband and helped to build Turnbull Associates into a successful specialist accountancy practice for smaller companies. Elaine has enjoyed a pivotal role within Turnbull Associates for 15 years, with responsibility for office management and client liaison. Elaine lives in Amersham with her three sons and, when she has time after supporting them at the rugby club, she enjoys entertaining, theatre, horse riding and jazz aerobics.

* Turnbull Associates is the trading name of Turnbull Associates Limited.