GE yesterday announced that it has appointed Chief Financial Officer Keith Sherin as a vice chairman of the company.
Sherin, 48, a 26-year GE veteran has been CFO since 1998. His responsibilities include finance, tax, treasury, controllership and risk. With the additional role of vice chairman, he will act as an advisor to the GE Board […]
Leading international law firm Morgan Lewis has announced the appointment of Kate Habershon as a Tax Partner as the firm continues the strategic growth of its Business and Finance practice in the London office.
Kate Habershon joins Morgan Lewis from the London office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Having trained and worked in the […]
Morrison & Foerster LLP has announced that Michael T. Frank, a leading tax practitioner, has joined the firm as a partner in its Palo Alto office. Mr. Frank has advised on the executive compensation and related aspects of more than 150 domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs.
Mr. Frank brings more than 12 years […]
Mintz & Partners has announced that Michael Shumate, the former National Service Line Leader of Deloitte’s U.S. Tax Services Group in Canada, has joined the partnership to help clients access U.S. markets with integrated and efficient tax structures as well as innovative cross-border financings.
“Over the last 20 years, Michael has brought value, innovation, vision and […]
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has announce that premier estate planning attorney Henry ‘Terry’ Christensen III will join on August 1, as partner in the New York office. Mr. Christensen’s arrival establishes a private client practice in New York to add to the Firm’s 40+ private client lawyers.
Mr. Christensen is one of […]
Boodle Hatfield has further strengthened its private team with the appointment of Hayden Bailey, a senior solicitor from Penningtons.
Bailey, who has four years post-qualification experience, joined Boodle Hatfield’s Private Client and Tax team at the beginning of July 2007. He brings a broad range of private client and tax planning experience to Boodle Hatfield’s […]
Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Peter J. Elias rejoined the firm’s San Diego office as a partner and chair of the firm’s West Coast Tax & Individual Planning Practice. He also is a member of the firm’s Business Law Department.
Elias will focus his practice extensively in the fund formation and private equity areas, advising […]
CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business has announced that Gene McGovern has joined the company as Vice President of Tax and Accounting Publishing. CCH is a leading provider of tax, audit and accounting information, software and services (CCHGroup.com) and is part of Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting.
As Vice President of Tax and Accounting Publishing, McGovern will […]
UK professional services firm, Smith & Williamson, has announced a number of promotions within tax services:
Andrew Penman - Director - Private Client Tax ServicesAndrew Penman’s work in the Private Client Tax Services department revolves to a great extent around the growing area of international personal tax planning. However his clients also include high net worth […]
Oostvogels Pfister Roemers announces that it has changed its name to Oostvogels Pfister Feyten with immediate effect. This follows some internal changes that have taken place within the firm.
Partner, Frederic Feyten who joined the firm in 2006 and who is renowned for his experience in international taxation will now be represented in the firm’s name […]
Harwood Hutton, the Beaconsfield-based accountants and business advisers have appointed tax expert David Gillies to head up their Private Client Services team.
David Gillies spent the last seven years working in the UK Private Client Team of PricewaterhouseCoopers and his appointment at Harwood Hutton underlines their commitment to delivering a ‘Big 4′ full service capability at […]
UK Commercial law firm Wedlake Bell has promoted Corporate Tax solicitor Michael Ridsdale to the partnership. This brings the number of partners in the firm to 42.
Michael Ridsdale qualified at Hammonds in 2001 and joined Wedlake Bell in January 2005. Michael is the second Corporate Tax partner at Wedlake Bell, working alongside existing Corporate […]
Tony Tomlin becomes Director of Business Services of Tenon’s Sunderland office. Tony has worked for Tenon and its legacy practice since March 1999 and is a specialist in remuneration planning, Expat work, Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax. Tony has a wide range of experience which has been gained over 15 years from working with […]
Tenon, one of the UK’s leading accountancy and business advisory firm to entrepreneurs, has appointed a new National Head of Tax to further strengthen its tax practice.
Andrew Jupp until recently was a Partner at Ernst & Young and joins Tenon as National Head of Tax at a time when its tax practice is experiencing rapid […]
David Pert has been appointmented to CEO of Chiltern, following four years as managing director of the tax division.
Prior to this, he was director of the tax investigations group which he joined in 1998. This followed a similar position at a top 20 twenty firm of Chartered Accountants. Prior to that, his career started […]
Fortis Intertrust Group Holding S.A. has completed the sale of Fortis Intertrust (IOM) Ltd to the management team led by Steve McGowan.
Fortis Intertrust (IoM) Ltd, will be rebranded into SMP Partners Ltd with immediate effect.
Bas Schreuders, CEO of Fortis Intertrust, said: ” Fortis Intertrust, a leading provider of trust and corporate services with more than […]
The partners of haysmacintyre have announced the return of Phil Salmon to haysmacintyre on 16th July, 18 months after leaving.
Phil will be a Director of VAT services, which is an enhanced role, in which Phil will be responsible for developing various areas of the VAT practice, and looking after client relationships.
Graham Elliott, VAT Partner in […]
Leading UK business advisory firm Target Chartered Accountants has made its first move into London with the acquisition of the City firm, Winters Chartered Accountants.
This latest acquisition is Target’s fifth in four years, underlining the group’s commitment to expand its full-service business into the capital and other regions.
The Winters deal follows acquiring the business […]