Chris Bale | February 27, 2010
Pacific Life Insurance Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James T. Morris announced the promotion of[private] Tom Gibbons to senior vice president, Corporate Tax;
A resident of Newport Beach, Mr. Gibbons joined Pacific Life in 2004 as vice president, Tax. He has been responsible for overseeing and directing tax strategy, reporting, and compliance [...]
Chris Bale | February 24, 2010
KPMG has appointed Michelle Quest as UK Head of People, to lead the UK firm’s people strategy and policy development.[private]
Michelle takes over in the UK from Rachel Campbell, who was recently appointed KPMG’s Global Head of People.
Michelle joined KPMG from Robson Rhodes in 1997 and became an M&A Tax partner in the firm’s Tax and [...]
Chris Bale | February 17, 2010
RSM Tenon’s Chiltern Street offices has announced that [private]Pete Hackleton joined the firm from Deloitte on 1 February 2010 as an Associate Director in the entertainment, media and sports team. Pete has over 10 years of corporate tax experience, focussing on the sports sector since 2005. His clients have ranged from large multinational groups [...]
Chris Bale | February 12, 2010
CETERIS®, a global economic consulting firm that provides transfer pricing and business valuation services, announced today that[private] Leslie Prescott-Haar has joined the company, further extending its global presence. Leslie was previously a partner with one of the Big 4 firms and comes to Ceteris with over 15 years experience specializing in transfer pricing in Sydney, [...]
Chris Bale | February 12, 2010
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) announced today (12 February 2010) that [private]Andrey Shpak has been recruited to lead the Goltsblat BLP tax team in Moscow.
The announcement of Andrey’s appointment coincides with the first anniversary of the launch of Goltsblat BLP, the first international Russian law firm. The new firm was created when renowned corporate lawyer [...]
Chris Bale | February 12, 2010
Blair, Bohlé & Whitsitt, PLLC, (BBW) has expanded its partner group to include[private] Sylvia A. Warren, CPA. Ms. Warren, the fifth partner in the firm’s group, has been with BBW for five years as a Senior Tax Manager. BBW’s four existing partners, John D. Blair, Sr., CPA, George W. Bohlé, CPA, MST, Bryant A. [...]
Chris Bale | February 12, 2010
Bank of America Merrill Lynch named Charles-Henry Courtois as the new head for its International Trust and Wealth Structuring business in Charles-Henry Courtois, according to a report in London-based Wealth Bulletin, a Dow Jones publication.
Courtois, previously a director of Merrill’s ITWS business with responsibility for bespoke trust and fiduciary products, reports to David Jervis, [...]
Chris Bale | February 11, 2010
Highly regarded international tax lawyer [private]John Couch has joined Baker & McKenzie LLP as a partner in Houston. Couch joins the Firm from Bracewell & Giuliani LLP where, among other activities, he spent significant time assisting clients in the United Arab Emirates and the former Soviet Union.
“We are excited to have someone of John’s [...]
Chris Bale | February 11, 2010
KPMG in the UK has appointed tax partner,[private] Anneli Collins, to the role of head of tax policy in the UK.
As head of tax policy, Anneli Collins intends to focus on developing and coordinating KPMG’s relationships with HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs, together with key industry bodies.
Sue Bonney, head of tax at [...]
Chris Bale | February 10, 2010
Allen & Overy has now launched in Australia and the partner spearheading their tax practice is [private]Andrew Stals [/private]
Chris Bale | February 8, 2010
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) announced today (8 February 2010) that [private]Linda Adelson will shortly be joining the firm as a tax partner.
Linda, who is currently Chair of the VAT Working Party at the British Bankers Association (BBA), has spent her whole career specialising in VAT and financial services both on the contentious and non-contentious side. [...]
Chris Bale | February 5, 2010
Taxand, the world’s largest independent global network of specialist tax advisors to multinational businesses, today welcomes[private] Gobert, Fest & Partners Attorneys and Tax advisors as its exclusive member firm for Hungary. The addition of this firm means that Taxand is now represented in 48 countries, compounding the network’s strength in offering a truly independent [...]
Chris Bale | February 2, 2010
[private] Sherman has joined Baker & McKenzie as a partner in its Sydney office. Tim is an experienced tax practitioner and has joined the Firm from Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Tim is the fifth new partner to join Baker & McKenzie’s Australian offices in 2009.
Tim has extensive experience in taxation-related advice for corporate acquisitions, divestments and [...]
Chris Bale | February 1, 2010
Neo Material Technologies Inc. announced today that it has appointed [private]Ms. Claire M.C. Kennedy to its Board of Directors effective immediately. This appointment increases the total number of directors to eight, seven of whom are considered to be independent.
Claire Kennedy, a resident of Canada and tax partner in the Toronto office of Bennett Jones LLP, [...]
