http://www.taxgrotto.com Movers & Shakers in the Global Tax Jobs Market Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:44:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bar & Bench reported this week that the Delhi office of Armarchand has snagged Nageswar Rao as a tax partner. Mr Rao was formerly the India Head of Tax for Siemens and is dual qualified as a lawyer and accountant. http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/09/09/armarchand-bolsters-tax-litigation-capability-with-hire-of-siemens-tax-counsel/ Aronson & Company (A&C), a top 100 US accounting and consulting firm announced that, effective September 8, 2010, Horace Lamb has joined the firm as the lead Officer in their Tax Group. Lamb, formerly a Managing Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers, brings with him almost three decades of diversified tax ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/09/09/lamb-leaves-pwc-to-lead-tax-services-at-aronson-company/ International law firm Stephenson Harwood has boosted its Paris office with the hire of new partners Alain Gautron and Stéphane Salou and two associates (Serge Rastorgoueff and Linda Bessa) from Norton Rose. Both Alain Gautron and Stéphane Salou are market leaders in their respective sectors of asset finance and tax, ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/09/07/stephenson-harwood-hires-stephane-salou-from-norton-rose/ Ryan, a leading tax services firm in North America, with the largest transaction tax practice in the United States and Canada, has announced that Jode L. Shaw has joined the management team as Principal to lead the Firm’s new Tax Accounting and Risk Services Practice. Ms. Shaw will also be ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/09/06/jode-l-shaw-joins-ryan-as-principal-to-lead-new-tax-accounting-and-risk-services-practice/ Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, the world's largest provider of tax, accounting and audit information, software and services to professionals in the North America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions, has announced that Russell Evans has been appointed as President of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting, Asia Pacific, effective August 30, ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/31/wolters-kluwer-tax-accounting-appoints-russell-evans-as-president-of-wolters-kluwer-tax-accounting-asia-pacific/ James (Jamie) Hammack has joined LarsonAllen’s tax practice as a partner with the Charlotte office, effective August 16. Hammack has more than 14 years of experience as a CPA in public accounting and was most recently a tax director with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Private Company Services practice. “LarsonAllen is a firm that does ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/31/larsonallen-recruits-former-pwc-tax-director-as-a-partner/ Bunge Limited today announced that Jacqualyn A. Fouse, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company effective September 24, 2010 to become CFO of Celgene Corporation, a global biopharmaceutical company. Bunge has initiated a search for Ms. Fouse's replacement. Andrew J. Burke, the company's Global Operational Excellence Officer, ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/26/bunge-cfo-steps-down-to-join-celgene-corp/ Baker & McKenzie has strengthened its Tax Practice Group with the addition of Russell Young as a partner in the Firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Young focuses his practice on transfer pricing planning and controversies and related international tax planning. At his former law firm, he handled numerous IRS Appeals cases ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/26/new-transfer-pricing-partner-joins-baker-mckenzie/ The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has announced the appointment of Sir Alistair Graham as Lay Public Interest Observer of the Institute’s Council. Sir Alistair is a well recognised figure in public life, currently serving as Chair of the Independent Mobile Classification Body. His most high profile role was as ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/25/ciot-appoints-sir-alistair-graham-as-lay-public-interest-observer-of-the-institute%e2%80%99s-council/ International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has announced that Julie K. Kwon has rejoined the Firm as partner based in the Silicon Valley office. Ms. Kwon focuses her practice on advising clients regarding a broad range of estate planning issues, including estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax issues; ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/25/private-client-partner-julie-kwon-rejoins-mwe/ It was reported today in http://www.czechmarketplace.cz that White & Case tax partner Ales Cechel will be joining Bonatrans Group Holding in an executive management position. Cechel, co-head of the Firm’s Tax advisory practice in Central and Eastern Europe, will be joining Bonatrans Group Holding, a White & Case client, in ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/25/white-case-senior-tax-partner-joins-client/ American Financial Group, Inc. has announced that H. Kim Baird has been named Vice President - Tax of the Company. Mr. Baird joined American Financial in 1985 and has held a number of tax-related positions, most recently serving as Assistant Vice President - Taxes. Prior to joining AFG, he worked ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/25/american-financial-group-promotes-baird-to-vp-tax/ ParenteBeard LLC has announced that Glenn R. James has joined the firm as a Partner in the firm's Tax Practice. Mr. James has been named financial services tax leader for the firm and is based in ParenteBeard's Philadelphia office. Mr. James brings more than 30 years of broad based tax ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/19/new-fs-tax-leader-for-parentebeard/ Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth manager, has announced the expansion of its UK & Ireland Private Bank with the appointment of three new senior private bankers. Over the past six months Barclays Wealth has invested extensively within private bank area to ensure quality advice and an enhanced client experience. The ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/19/barclays-wealth-taps-alex-dean-from-milestone-international-tax-consultants/ Mark Hawkins, previously a multistate income tax specialist with Ernst & Young in Columbus, Ohio, recently joined Clark Nuber as a Senior Manager in the firm's State & Local Tax Group. Mark brings a mixture of legal and tax expertise to formulate solutions for a wide variety of clients in ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/16/clark-nuber-hires-new-state-local-tax-senior-manager-from-ey/ Paul O’Connor, Vice President, Taxes for Millipore Corporation in Billerica, Massachusetts, has been elected the President of Tax Executives Institute (TEI), effective August 10. Millipore Corporation is a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Founded in the United States in 1944, TEI is the preeminent association of in-house ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/14/paul-oconnor-elected-president-of-tax-executives-institute-tei/ UBS AG has announced that Jakob Stott has been named its Head UBS Wealth Management Europe. Jakob Stott, 55, assumes overall responsibility for UBS's onshore wealth management business in Europe on October 1. He will have leadership authority over more than 45 branch offices in Germany, UK, France, Monaco, Italy, Spain, ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/14/ubs-appoints-jakob-stott-as-head-wealth-management-europe/ Dixon Hearder has joined Baker & McKenzie as a partner in the Firm's Sydney tax practice. Mr. Hearder joins Baker & McKenzie from Corrs Chambers Westgarth, where he was a partner and Sydney Taxation Work Group Leader. He was also the State Pro Bono Partner for the Corrs Giving Back ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/12/hearder-joins-baker-mckenzie-to-bolster-transfer-pricing-and-stamp-duty-expertise/ Richard (Dick) Morisky, former Tax Partner at Grant Thornton, recently joined the San Francisco office of WTAS LLC as a Managing Director in the Commercial Services practice. Dick brings with him seasoned client experience in several commercial client segments including financial services, consumer products and high technology, primarily with ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/09/grant-thornton-tax-partner-joins-wtas-in-san-fran/ LECG Corporation (NASDAQ: XPRT), a global business advisory and professional services firm, has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bourne, a London-based independent business consultancy practice. This acquisition will add 36 people to LECG's UK base, expanding LECG's European presence to include specialists in valuation, transfer ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/06/lecg-acquires-uk-tax-depreciation-boutique-bourne/ Fox Rothschild LLP continues its program of steady expansion with the addition of six tax and estate attorneys from Hackensack-based Deener, Hirsch & Shramenko, P.C. to the firm’s growing practice in northern New Jersey. Joining Fox Rothschild are Jerome A. Deener, Debra T. Hirsch and Adam M. Grenker as partners ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/05/fox-rothschild-taps-6-tax-estate-attorneys-from-hackensack-based-deener-hirsch-shramenko/ Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) announces the appointment of Alan Stewart to the Board as Chief Finance Officer. He will join the company by the end of October 2010. Alan, 50, is currently Chief Financial Officer at aircraft leasing company AWAS. He was Group Finance Director at WHSmith plc from ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/04/alan-stewart-offered-cfo-job-at-marks-sparks/ Ernst & Young Jordan has announced the admission Ali Samara as a tax partner with effect from 1 July 2010. Mr. Samara joined EY in 1990 and has over 18 years' experience. His appointment means that there are now 5 partners within the Firm's Jordan office. http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/02/ali-samara-gets-partnership-at-ey-jordan/ Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Didier Hirsch, acting chief financial officer and vice president, corporate controllership and tax, has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective today. Hirsch has been acting CFO since April 1, 2010. “Didier is a seasoned veteran with excellent ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/02/hirsch-confirmed-as-cfo-at-agilent-technologies/ McCarter & English is pleased to announce that Lee S. Holtzman has joined the firm’s Local Property Tax Appeal Practice in the Newark office. Mr. Holtzman has extensive experience in all aspects of property tax litigation. He joins the firm as a special counsel. “We are enthusiastic ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/08/01/property-tax-litigator-holtzman-joins-mccarter-english-as-special-counsel/ alliantgroup has announced the addition of R&D tax expert Greg Knarr to the alliantgroup director team, to be based out of Indianapolis. Knarr will play avital role in helping infuse cash and reduce tax bills for qualifiying U.S. businesses. “Greg Knarr comes to us with over ten years of experience ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/28/rd-tax-specialist-greg-knarr-joins-alliantgroup/ Taxand has announced the appointment of Richard Baxter, a Managing Partner with Taxand UK, Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, as the new leader of its Global Indirect Tax Service Line. Richard brings more than 20 years of indirect tax experience to the role. Over the course of his career he ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/26/taxand-taps-richard-baxter-from-deloitte-to-lead-global-indirect-tax-service/ Ernst & Young’s head of tax policy, Chris Sanger, and financial services tax partner Vincent Oratore, have been appointed to HM Treasury’s newly created Tax Professionals Forum, which will oversee reforms to the framework for developing tax policy and the making of tax law. The forum will draw on the expertise ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/23/sanger-and-oratore-appointed-to-hm-treasurys-tax-professionals-forum/ DLA Piper today announced that it has appointed Stephen Hoyle as a partner and Head of UK Tax. Stephen, a specialist in corporate tax and structured transactions, joined DLA Piper's London office on 19 July from Ernst & Young, where he was a senior-ranking tax partner. With ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/22/stephen-hoyle-to-lead-dla-pipers-uk-tax-practice/ The Chancellor George Osborne and Exchequer Secretary David Gauke today established the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). The Chancellor has appointed a Board of tax experts who will be responsible for leading the work of the OTS over the next year. The Board Members are Michael Jack (Chairman) ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/20/osborne-announces-first-board-members-for-the-office-of-tax-simplification-michael-jack-and-john-whiting/ P. Scott Ozanus, 50, has been named vice chair - tax, and Jeffrey C. LeSage, 50, has been named national managing partner - tax for KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, according to an announcement today by John B. Veihmeyer, chairman and CEO of the firm. Ozanus, who ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/15/kpmg-us-announces-senior-tax-management-appointments/ A change at the top of Noerr's Tax and Private Clients Department is pending. Stefan Hölzemann (44), who has, together with Georg Edelmann (44), headed the department, will return as a board member to WTS World Tax Service in Munich at the end of August. He came to Noerr from ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/15/overhaul-of-management-team-at-noerrs-tax-private-client-dept/ Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is serving as tax counsel to Tyco Electronics Ltd. in its $1.25 billion acquisition of ADC. The transaction is structured as a tender offer to be followed as soon as possible by a merger.  The deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/14/sutherland-tax-partners-advise-tyco-on-acquistion-of-adc/ WTP Advisors, a global tax and business advisory consultancy, has announced an alliance with Hopkins Consulting, a UK-based tax and accounting firm. This partnership enables the award-winning WTP Advisors to offer tax and compliance services for both UK companies as well as multinationals with UK outfits. “WTP and Hopkins share similar ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/14/ukuk-partnership-between-boutique-firms/ Cambridge Bancorp and its subsidiary, Cambridge Trust Company, recently announced the appointment of Michael P. Panebianco as Vice President & Trust Officer at Cambridge Trust Company of New Hampshire. He will be based in the Exeter office. Mr. Panebianco joins Cambridge Trust Company of New Hampshire as an attorney with more ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/12/cambridge-bancorp-appoints-vp-trust-officer/ L Leading Welsh accounting firm, ktsowensthomas, has appointed a tax strategy specialist to its team as the firm continues to widen their tax consultancy services. Stephen Williams, 38, from Cardiff, joins the team as Head of Tax Strategy, having previously advised on all aspects of business, property and personal tax for Clifford ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/12/ktsowensthomas-appoints-head-of-tax-strategy-expert/ The State Tax Group of Reed Smith LLP has announced the addition of Walter Nagel as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Nagel was formerly of counsel in Sullivan & Worcester’s Washington, D.C., office. “Walt is a nationally recognized expert in multistate taxation of major corporations with particular expertise ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/09/reed-smith-hires-nagel-into-state-tax-group/ Goldcorp has announced the promotion of Mark Ruus to Senior Vice President, Tax. Goldcorp is North America's fastest growing senior gold producer. Its low-cost gold production is located in safe jurisdictions in the Americas and remains 100% unhedged. http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/09/golcorp-promotes-ruus-to-senior-vp-tax/ Begbies Traynor Group, the specialist professional services consultancy, have announced the expansion of its BTG Tax business with a seven-strong team joining the London office from Vantis Plc. Effective from 1 July 2010, Don Mavin will become Managing Partner of the enlarged London BTG Tax business, responsible for the further development ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/08/vantis-tax-disputes-team-join-begbies/ haysmacintyre, the London-based firm of Chartered Accountants and tax advisers, appoints Andrew Jupp as its new Head of Tax from 1st September 2010. Andrew was formerly National Head of Tax at RSM Tenon, and before that a tax partner with Ernst & Young. Commenting on the appointment, Managing Partner, Simon ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/07/andrew-jupp-will-be-new-head-of-tax-at-haysmacintyre/ Loeb & Loeb announced today that Chris Campbell has joined the firm’s Tax Group as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Campbell will be joined by associate Ryan Austin. Campbell and Austin join from O’Melveny and Myers. Chris Campbell focuses his practice on federal and state tax controversy representations and ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/07/tax-team-move-from-o%e2%80%99melveny-and-myers-to-loeb-loeb/ Simon has wide experience in the tax profession, having worked for the Inland Revenue and large international accountancy firms as well as operating his own practice. He currently works in the City of London for Argenta Taxation Consultants. Taking up the appointment at the Association’s AGM today, Simon Braidley said: ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/07/simon-braidley-is-the-new-president-of-the-association-of-taxation-technicians-att/ Baker & McKenzie tax partner Holly Klus McClellan, from the Firm’s Chicago office, will soon join the corporate tax group at General Electric as Transfer Pricing Leader, Tax Counsel, for Treasury and Capital Markets, effective August 16, 2010. Ms. McClellan has been with the Firm since 1998 and has extensive experience ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/07/tax-partner-from-baker-to-join-ge-treasury-as-transfer-pricing-leader/ Fiduciary Trust Company International, a leading wealth management firm headquartered in New York City, has announced the addition of Mary Davey and Lisa Marcus, who join the firm's New York office as senior relationship manager and business development officer, respectively. Davey reports to Debra Feeks, head of relationship management. Marcus ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/07/fiduciary-trust-makes-two-senior-hires/ The global independent professional tax services network, WTS Alliance, announced today that it had admitted an Australian member firm to its network, WTS Australia Consulting & Advisory, a group of experienced Corporate and International Tax Advisers. WTS Alliance was the first global network of independent tax firms, formed in 2003. It ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/06/wts-alliance-admits-australian-member-firm/ DLA Piper announced today that Michael F. Patton has joined the firm’s Tax practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Patton joins DLA Piper from Ernst & Young, where he was a Principal and a member of the International Tax Services Group in the National Tax Department. ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/06/michael-patton-joins-dla-piper%e2%80%99s-from-eys-national-tax-department/ Withers, the international law firm, has announced the promotion of an estate planning lawyer to partnership. Withers now has 109 partners, spread across the firm's eight offices in Europe, the US, the Caribbean and the Far East. Edward (Ed) Vergara is based in Withers' New Haven office and works primarily with ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/04/withers-promote-estate-planning-lawyer-to-partnership/ Miller & Chevalier Chartered has announced that Robert S. Kirschenbaum has joined the Tax Department as a Member. He comes to the firm from Baker & McKenzie LLP, where he was a partner in that firm's Transfer Pricing group. Kirschenbaum is a recognized legal authority in the area of transfer pricing ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/02/transfer-pricing-partner-resigns-from-bakers/ Miller & Chevalier Chartered has announced that Stephen F. Gertzman has joined the Tax Department as a Member. He comes to the firm from Ernst & Young LLP, where he was a Principal and had served as its National Director of Federal Tax Accounting and Director of the Accounting Methods ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/02/miller-chevalier-taps-ernst-young-tax-principal/ RSM Tenon has announced that it has acquired the London, Epsom, and Leicester advisory offices, the national Financial Management operations and the Thames Valley Recovery office of its public competitor, Vantis. Completing today, the acquisition sees circa 300 staff augment the existing RSM Tenon teams, adding up to an estimated £27 ... http://www.taxgrotto.com/2010/07/01/rsm-tenon-acquires-tax-business-of-vantis-in-london-epsom-and-leicester/