Chris Bale | September 30, 2009
Timothy Burley, CPA has joined Weiser LLP as Partner in the Tax Department
[private]Tim has more than 28 years experience where he served as a Tax Account and Practice Leader in New York and Philadelphia, coordinating, delivering and ensuring client satisfaction for federal, state, and international tax services and financial reporting for both publicly and privately [...]
Chris Bale | September 30, 2009
Davenport Lyons continues to drive its growth strategy with the recruitment of Gerald Montagu, who joins as a partner in the corporate department.
Gerald joins the firm from Olswang and further expands the firm’s tax capabilities following the recent appointment of[private] Roger Bindshedler from Howard Kennedy.
Gerald’s practice includes both UK and international tax planning for a [...]
Chris Bale | September 30, 2009
[private]Grant Thornton (Channel Islands) Limited are delighted to announce the appointment of John Shenton as Tax Director in their Jersey Office. John has joined Grant Thornton and brings with him over 25 years experience of taxation in an offshore environment.
Dave Clark, Managing Director said that he is delighted that someone of the calibre of John [...]
Chris Bale | September 30, 2009
[private]Cristina Antelo, a Principal with the Podesta Group, handles a diverse range of legislative, regulatory and policy issues before Congress and the executive branch. Her areas of expertise include financial services, tax, intellectual property and trade. Prior to joining the Podesta Group, Cristina worked with the government affairs practice of a Washington, DC, law firm, [...]
Chris Bale | September 20, 2009
Virgin Media Inc. (Nasdaq:VMED) has announced the appointment of Eamonn O’Hare as its chief financial officer. Mr O’Hare will assume CFO responsibilities in November.
For most of the past four years Mr O’Hare has been the[private] UK finance director of Tesco plc, one of the world’s largest retailers with around 2000 stores and sales of more [...]
Chris Bale | September 20, 2009
President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate Michael F. Mundaca, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury.
Michael F. Mundaca currently is Senior Advisor for Policy within[private] the Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy and the Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy. Mr. Mundaca served in the Treasury Department during the Clinton [...]
Chris Bale | September 20, 2009
[private]It has been widely reported that Robert Mirsky has left EY’s UK partnership to join Laven Partners.
Robert joined EY London as a tax partner and was formerly with Deloitte, where he was head of their UK Hedge Fund Practice for over two and a half years.
Robert is a US trained lawyer and has authored [...]
Chris Bale | September 20, 2009
Choice Hotels International, Inc. has announced the appointment[private] of Louis S. DeMarco to the newly-established role of vice president, tax for the organization. Mr. DeMarco will report to David White, senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer.
In this role, Mr. DeMarco will be responsible for managing the company’s overall tax planning, research and compliance [...]
Chris Bale | September 15, 2009
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP has announced that George Bostick, one of the founders of the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Team, has been appointed Benefits Tax Counsel at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He will assume the position on September 14.
The Office of the Benefits Tax Counsel develops[private] and reviews policy, legislation, [...]
Chris Bale | September 15, 2009
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that its Tax & Accounting business has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Abacus Enterprise suite of products and related business operations from Deloitte LLP, a leading professional services firm. The Abacus suite of products helps [private]corporations and their [...]
Chris Bale | September 14, 2009
[private]The highly selective Tax LL.M. will provide practicing attorneys and law graduates with an advanced study of tax laws
The University of Southern California Gould School of Law is launching a new graduate Tax Law program for practicing attorneys and recent law graduates. The rigorous and highly selective LL.M. in Taxation provides an advanced study of [...]
Chris Bale | September 14, 2009
[private]International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP has announced the expansion of its global private client practice with the hire of two partners Martyn Gowar and Andrew Vergunst to establish an international private client team in the Firm’s London office.
Martyn Gowar brings a wealth of experience to McDermott as a leading London private [...]
Chris Bale | September 14, 2009
Aspiriant, a leading independent wealth management firm, has announced that Rob Francais will become the CEO of the firm on November 1.[private]
A CPA, Francais has more than 20 years of experience in the wealth management profession. He has launched several successful businesses and business lines within larger organizations. As CEO of Quintile Wealth Management, Francais [...]
Chris Bale | September 14, 2009
Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc, a West Coast office REIT, has announced that its Board of Directors has Lawrence J. Taff as Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Taff will serve on an interim basis[private] while the Company conducts a formal search for the position. Mr.Taff will also retain his existing responsibilities as Executive Vice President, [...]
Chris Bale | September 9, 2009
Michael D. Capellas, chairman and chief executive officer of First Data, has announced the appointment of W. Patrick Shannon, 46, as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Company, effective immediately. Shannon will be based in Atlanta, Ga.
“First Data’s global leadership position in the payments industry enables us to attract the best talent [...]
Chris Bale | September 8, 2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers Romania has appointed a new tax partner, [private]Ruxandra Stoian,
Ruxandra Stoian joined PwC Romania in 1997 and she leads the firm’s HRM/Reward practice. As director she has developed a flourishing HR consultancy business unit with a strong focus on salary
surveys, compensation and benefits advisory, change management as well strategic HR consulting. She is currently [...]
Chris Bale | September 8, 2009
Kent law firm Buss Murton Law has strengthened its Private Client team with the appointment of Alex Cuppage. Alex joined Buss Murton Law on 5 August 2009 from the Westminster law firm [private]Campbell Hooper, where he was a partner and head of its Private Client department.
Alex brings with him a strong client base and considerable [...]
Chris Bale | September 7, 2009
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has recruited leading private client expert [private] Murray North to boost its long established and highly regarded Trusts and Personal Tax team. Murray joins the firm from Clifford Chance, where he has been a partner since 1990.
BLP has the largest and broadest based tax practice in the City’s legal market and [...]
Chris Bale | September 6, 2009
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International Tax Partners, a professional group which assists nonprofits, churches, educational institutions and other tax exempt organizations with tax planning, legal advice and strategic business counsel has added B. Ray Dinning, Esq. to its group.
Ray Dinning has 20 years of experience with domestic and international tax planning with nonprofit organizations. Ray was also instrumental [...]
Chris Bale | September 1, 2009
Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has today announced the appointment of renowned export controls expert, Stacey Lax. Stacey will lead the firm’s newly formed Global Trade and Customs practice, which will provide export control, customs and supply chain services to clients across a range of industry sectors.
Stacey, a specialist in EU and US [...]
