Laura McLaughlin has joined the Brighton office of business advisers and accountants Mazars as a senior manager for corporate tax services.

A qualified chartered accountant with a degree in economics from Nottingham University, Ms McLaughlin joins Mazars with more than eight years' experience in the London office of one of the big four accountancy firms.

While based in London she provided corporate tax advice to major clients, including FTSE 100-listed companies, and gave management consultancy advice to a number of household name organisations.