Vertex Inc. appoints Chris Walsh to the position of Chief International Indirect Tax Officer
Vertex Inc., the leading provider of enterprise corporate tax solutions, recently announced the appointment of Chris Walsh to the position of Chief International Indirect Tax Officer.
Walsh has over 20 years of Value Added Tax (VAT) technology experience. Walsh joined Vertex in 2004 after stints with HM Customs & Excise, Midland Bank, Foster’s Brewing Group, Rothmans of Pall Mall Ltd., and PricewaterhouseCoopers of New York, Dublin and Nairobi. Since then he has been instrumental in establishing Vertex’s VAT and international presence through his work with customers and partners.
Walsh has worked diligently to aide Vertex in building the leading VAT solution in the marketplace. In addition, he has utilized his extensive background in international Indirect Tax project management and value added tax practices to create many popular educational papers for the industry.
“Chris is unique in the industry with his deep knowledge of VAT policy along with extensive technology expertise,” says Jeff Westphal, President and CEO of Vertex. “His promotion to Chief International Indirect Tax Officer furthers Vertex’s commitment to multinational customers as we continually work to expand our VAT solution capabilities.”
Walsh is a noted author and experienced media commentator on indirect taxation. He has been published in various industry periodicals including The Tax Executive, Journal of International Taxation, Practical US/International Tax Strategies, and International Tax Review. Most recently, he authored VAT Automation: While Europe Sleeps and co-authored The VAT Package: Assessing Readiness for 2010 — both published in the Journal of International Taxation.
“Vertex is unquestionably the leader in indirect tax automation,” says Walsh. “With a rise in global tax issues and Vertex’s newly expanded solution capabilities to address many of the industry concerns, I am excited about the prospect for serving the international tax needs for global organizations.”
With more than 30 years of experience, Vertex Inc. is the leading provider of advanced tax technology solutions and process management services worldwide.
Vertex solutions help companies streamline and integrate tax provision and compliance processes, and leverage information to discover new strategic tax savings across every major line of business tax, including income, sales, consumer use, value added, communications, and payroll. To serve its customers, Vertex works in partnership with the world’s leading providers of ERP software and related services.
Founded in 1978, Vertex is a privately held company that employs more than 600 professionals at its headquarters in the U.S. (Berwyn, PA) and its offices in Europe (London), Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco, Sarasota, and Washington, DC.