Senior Tax Partner Roger Bramwell leaves Ernst & Young South Africa to join Rödl & Partner in Johannesburg

Renowned South African tax expert Roger Bramwell (65) joined the tax department of Rödl & Partner in Johannesburg, South Africa in July 2011 after leaving Ernst & Young South Africa, where he had practiced since 1984.

He was at this stage a senior tax partner. Bramwell is one of the most respected tax specialists in South Africa. The move is part of a strategic expansion plan for the advisory practice at Rödl & Partner in Southern Africa. The leading German firm with 86 offices worldwide is aimed to further grow their cross-border accountancy and consulting services for German and other European investors also in Sub-Saharan Africa.

“The tax environment in South Africa is extremely complex but Roger Bramwell brings extensive experience into the tax department. Our clients will hugely benefit from his enormous knowledge,” said Rödl & Partner’s global Managing Partner Dr. Marcus Felsner. “Roger has excellent relations with the South Africa Revenue Services and an unbelievable track record as an international tax specialist in Africa, and I am very, very proud to have him on board.“

Roger Bramwell, in his previous years, had consulted with leading international corporations such as AngloGold Ashanti, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Mitsubishi. Earlier in his career he had been with the financial department at Rand Mines and was a manager of the tax department at Hoechst Südafrika.

At Rödl & Partner he will be primarily advising large European corporate clients with their Southern African investments, mainly focusing on issues of cross-border tax planning, re-structuring and corporate transactions.

The Rödl & Partner offices in Johannesburg were founded in 2008. South African as well as German audit, tax and legal professionals assist foreign investors in Southern Africa with audit, accounting, compliance and transaction services. The Johannesburg and Cape Town offices of Rödl & Partner were the first offices of a German multi-disciplinary practice in Africa. Clients include some of the most prestigioues European automotive suppliers as well as suppliers to the mining industry of Southern Africa, explains Rödl & Partner Johannesburg’s Managing Partner Dieter Sommer. Following its leading industry expertise in Europe, Rödl & Partner also assists numerous European technology providers to the renewable energy sector of South Africa.