Meet the Team > Robert Vowles
Born in Wells and now living locally, Robert is married with two daughters.
After completing his secondary education in Wells he was given a bursary from a locally based manufacturing firm of international repute. This enabled him to further his education by studying various diverse business orientated subjects that included Accountancy, Law, Geography, Statistics, Economics, and Economic History; first at Strode College, Street, and then by attending the Bristol College of Commerce.
After conclusion of his college studies, and after a brief spell in industry, he admits to having joined Hucker & Booker (then based at Penniless Porch in the Market Place) in the early 1970's as a trainee.
Robert soon assumed responsibility for his own portfolio of clients he was later appointed training manager and became audit compliance manager in 1996. Appointed a director of Chalmers HB in May 2002 he brings to the practice a wealth of local knowledge and a vast experience of the commercial sector in the region.
He lists his interests, other than his family, as being: first and foremost, painting (principally wildlife subjects). He has exhibited at various venues throughout the South West of England and his work is held in a number of private and corporate collections. In recent years his output has been limited by the pressure of work and its on record that his last exhibition was during the year prior to the introduction of self-assessment.
Other interests (in no particular order) include; Ornithology, Travel, Reading, Music, Theatre, Gardening, Collecting Antiques (Victorian moulded glass, and classic wristwatches), and, Napoleonic History.