Chris Bale | March 24, 2009
[private]McGuireWoods LLP announced yesterday that it has signed a formal agreement to combine with the London-based international law firm of Grundberg Mocatta Rakison LLP (GMR). The agreement is expected to become final May 1, 2009, subject to the necessary approvals of both firms’ partners. The London practice will operate under the [...]
Chris Bale | March 23, 2009
[private]Sean Coughlan joined EFG Offshore at the beginning of January as Managing Director, EFG Trust Company Limited.
Sean was previously Managing Director and Head of Private Trust for the offshore fiduciary division of a major international bank. Sean has worked in the offshore trust industry for over 20 years, is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountantand a [...]
Chris Bale | March 23, 2009
[private]Andrew Short has been promoted to tax partner at the Sheffield based Firm, Shorts Chartered Accountants.
Andrew is a Chartered Tax Adviser who brings over 20 years’ experience to the role. He has worked extensively in the corporate owner managed business sector advising on all areas of tax planning including share incentive schemes, VAT and corporate [...]
Chris Bale | March 20, 2009
[private]Scottish Re Group Limited has announced today the appointment of Dan Roth to Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
In his previous role as Chief Restructuring Officer, Dan led the Scottish Re transition program focused on operational effectiveness and [...]
Chris Bale | March 19, 2009
[private]Alberto Nathansohn will join the Benetton Group as Chief Financial Officer with effect from May 1st. Nathansohn, 51, has matured extensive experience with Bulgari and Eurofly Service SpA, as well as with the Pirelli Group, where he held positions of responsibility both in Italy and abroad.[/private]
Chris Bale | March 19, 2009
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, has announced that Steven W. Rabitz has joined Stroock’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group as Partner today. Before joining Stroock, Mr. Rabitz [private] led the ERISA, executive compensation and benefits legal function at Lehman Brothers [...]
Chris Bale | March 18, 2009
[private] At its meeting yesterday, the Supervisory Board of Dresdner Bank AG appointed Eric Strutz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Managing Directors of Commerzbank, to the Board of Managing Directors of Dresdner Bank, where he will exercise the CFO function, too.
Strutz succeeds Klaus Rosenfeld, who left the Board of Managing [...]
Chris Bale | March 18, 2009
[private]The Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP, has appointed The Honourable Mr Justice Warren to be a President of the Upper Tribunal (to preside over the Finance and Tax Chamber) with effect from 1 April 2009. The Honourable Mr Justice (Sir Nicholas Roger) Warren is 59, was called to the Bar (M) [...]
Chris Bale | March 18, 2009
[private]PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed tax partner Mark Schofield to lead its global sustainability and climate change tax network as part of the firm’s global tax strategy of bringing together all relevant tax and human resource services to help clients respond to the broader sustainability agenda.
Richard Collier-Keywood, global head of tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers, said:
“The global financial crisis has [...]
Chris Bale | March 17, 2009
WTAS LLC recently promoted Luke Coombs to the role of Managing Director[private] in its Baltimore and Washington D.C. offices. Luke joined WTAS in 2007 as a Director and has over fourteen years of experience in providing tax consulting and compliance services to business enterprises and individuals.
“Since joining WTAS nearly two years ago, Luke has done [...]
Chris Bale | March 17, 2009
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, has announced that the firm’s Los Angeles office has further deepened its Business Services Group with the addition of a team of five trusts and estates attorneys.
[private]Alan T. Yoshitake, who leads the team, joins the firm as a partner in the Trusts & Estates Practice [...]
Chris Bale | March 17, 2009
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, has announced that the firm has significantly expanded its Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Department with the addition of[private] Howard Pianko , Richard G. Schwartz and Randell Montellaro, former partners of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., and their experienced team of six additional employee benefits [...]
Chris Bale | March 16, 2009
On the recommendation of Gilles Pe?lisson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Accor Group, the Board of Directors has accepted the nomination of Jacques Stern as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in charge of Finance, Strategy, Hotel Business Development and IT.
[private]“This is a much deserved recognition for Jacques Stern, whose role [...]
Chris Bale | March 16, 2009
[private]HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has appointed Judy Clements as the Adjudicator. She takes over from Dame Barbara Mills.
Mike Clasper, Chairman of HMRC, has announced that Judy Clements OBE has been appointed to the role, after an external recruitment process. Judy Clements is currently Director of the Independent Police Complaints Commission’s Customer Services and [...]
Chris Bale | March 16, 2009
[private]The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc has announced the appointment with effect from 1 May 2009 of Mr. Simon Henry, currently Executive Vice President Finance in Shell International Exploration and Production, as Chief Financial Officer to succeed Mr. Peter Voser who will become the Chief Executive on 1 July 2009. The Board will propose [...]
Chris Bale | February 26, 2009
Acupay System LLC, operator of an electronic system for expediting foreign tax relief for cross-border investors, today announced the appointment of William J. Salva as President.
Mr. Salva was previously director of [private]tax product management for the United States central securities depository operated by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). According to its [...]
