Akzo Nobel has announced a number of changes in their management team.
Keith Nichols, currently Senior VP for Finance, has been nominated to succeed Rob Frohn as CFO for the Group with effect from May 2008. Nichols joined Akzo Nobel from Corus Group in December 2005 where he was Group Treasurer.
Grant Thornton has today reported double digit (14%) growth in turnover for the year ending 30 June 2007 with pre-tax profit growing by over 16% to GBP 76m. Having completed a merger with RSM Robson Rhodes on 1 July 2007, Grant Thornton has since grown into a GBP 389m turnover business with over 300 partners […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has followed up the recruitment of high profile contentious tax partner Liesl Fichardt with the appointment of two further contentious tax experts as part of strategic moves to continue to expand BLP’s tax capabilities.
Jonathan Levy and Andrew Watters currently head up Levy Watters, a specialist tax controversy consultancy. It helps companies […]
Sierra Bancorp has announced the appointment of Lynda B. Scearcy to the Company’s Board of Directors. She was also elected to serve on the Board of Bank of the Sierra, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Bancorp. Scearcy joins as the eighth member of those boards effective December 20, 2007.
Lynda Scearcy is a graduate of the […]
According to the Daily Telegraph, Dave Hartnett has become acting chairman of HMRC, replacing Paul Gray.
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Sullivan & Worcester LLP has announced that it has added two seasoned attorneys to its tax department, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in tax law.
Christopher M. Flanagan and Douglas S. Stransky were recently named Partners to the firm’s Tax Department. Each brings more than ten years of experience in federal, state and international tax law […]
DLA Piper yesterday announced that it has appointed leading tax litigation expert, Leslie Allen, to its Litigation and Regulatory group. Leslie specialises in indirect tax litigation and will be a huge asset to DLA Piper’s Tax Investigations and Disputes team within the group, a market leader in handling HMRC investigations and tax disputes.
Leslie joins DLA […]
HudBay Minerals Inc. has announced the appointment of Mary-Lynn Oke as Director of Tax, effective November 19, 2007.
“We are pleased to have Mary-Lynn, who has extensive tax experience joining our finance team,” said Jeff Swinoga, Vice President Finance & CFO. Prior to joining HudBay, Mary-Lynn was a senior manager in the Transaction Tax Practice of […]
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At a time when the future talent shortage within the tax profession is an issue of critical concern, the sixth annual Deloitte Tax Case Study National Competition put the spotlight on the skills of future tax professionals who will fill the pipeline and help to solve the tax challenges of the future. At the Deloitte […]
NCR Corporation yesterday announced it has selected Tony Massetti as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Massetti will join NCR in January, 2008, after concluding responsibilities at QLogic Corp.
Massetti began his career at IBM and served for 17 years in positions that spanned accounting, financial planning, treasury and business controls.
NCR Corporation is a […]
Dee Hairgrove has joined CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business as Vice President, ProSystem fx Tax Development. CCH is a leading provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services.
In this new position, Hairgrove will be responsible for direction, management and oversight of the ProSystem fx Tax Applications and Graphics organizations in Torrance, Calif. and […]
Han Sang-Yool has been appointed as the new deputy commissioner of the Korean National Tax Service.
FTI Consulting , the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, has said that, effective immediately, Jorge Celaya had become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
In addition, Jeffrey Gabriel was named the Company’s Vice President - Tax and Ronald Reno joined the Company as […]
Latham & Watkins has announced that 2 tax associates have been elected to the partnership, effective January 1, 2008.
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Pardis Zomorodi is a tax attorney with a focus on the federal income taxation of corporations, partnerships and real estate investment trusts, including planning and structuring mergers, acquisitions and financing transactions. She received a JD from […]
President Bush intends to nominate Nathan J. Hochman, of California, to be Assistant Attorney General (Tax Division) at the Department of Justice.
Mr. Hochman currently serves as a Principal of Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C. Prior to this, he served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California. Earlier in […]
“The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is naturally deeply concerned about the implications of the Chancellor’s statement this afternoon regarding the security breach of child benefit information.
The security of tax data is a vital cornerstone of the UK’s tax system. Any breach has to be taken very seriously and it is clearly right that […]
Allen Blewitt, Chief Executive of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) offers the following views in response to today’s announcement from the Chancellor regarding HMRC:
“ACCA is alarmed at today’s announcement by the Chancellor, and especially that errors within HM Revenue & Customs have come to a head in such a way. We always knew […]