AAT Executive team

Sarah was appointed as CEO on 1 November 2021. Sarah studied and gained AAT membership at the start of her working life, then qualified as a certified chartered accountant. Having held a number of finance roles, she moved into more general management, occupying various roles including the management of customer service operations and for the last ten years in the executive positions of Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Services Director, and Chief Executive Officer. For the last 17 years, her career activity has focused on helping talent from all backgrounds to secure rewarding careers and supporting the promotion and development of skills and qualifications.

Claire joined AAT in June 2022 as Director of Marketing and Commercial and in August 2023 took on her current role. She is accountable for ensuring AAT develops products, services and partnerships that support the success of students and members in a fast-changing profession and growing recognition of accounting technicians around the world. She has over 20 years of experience working for professional membership organisations with previous experience working in hospitality and telecoms.

Greg joined AAT in February 2025. Greg leads AAT's People, Finance, IT and Project Management teams. He had previously led transformation programmes within the higher education sector, serving as COO at Advance HE, and Deputy CEO at QAA. Greg's earlier experience includes leadership roles at Edexcel, overseeing the assessment of A-Level, GCSE and vocational qualifications, before delivering a global customer experience strategy and infrastructure at Pearson.