Joel Walters leaves Vodafone to join PwC US as Tax Leader of the Inbound Tax Practice

Joel W. Walters will join PwC US on April 1 as the tax leader of the Inbound tax practice, which advises non-U.S. based multinationals with U.S. investments, the firm announced today. Mr. Walters joins PwC from Vodafone Plc, where he most recently served as the group corporate finance director with responsibility for Vodafone’s global tax affairs. He will be based in PwC’s Washington, D.C. office.

“We are thrilled that an individual of Joel’s caliber is joining PwC to assist non-U.S. based clients who are seeking to invest in the U.S.,” notes Mark J. Mendola, PwC’s U.S. Tax leader and a vice chairman of the firm. “Our clients will soon reap the rewards of his deep cross-border tax experience as well as his extensive knowledge of both non-U.S. based multinationals and the U.S. market.”

In his new role as the Tax Inbound practice leader, Mr. Walters will work with a cross-industry and cross-border team to address the unique operational and tax issues facing non-U.S. companies operating in this country. He will work closely with Jay Oyer, who serves as PwC’s Inbound practice leader across all lines of service.

Prior to his seven year tenure with Vodafone, Mr. Walters spent eleven years with Diageo Plc (and its predecessor company Grand Metropolitan Plc) where his final role was group director of Global Business Support. He also previously held a number of senior finance and tax roles, including group tax director for Diageo, senior vice president, Tax, North America, and tax director of The Pillsbury Company and of Burger King Corporation. Earlier in his career he was with PwC’s Washington National Tax Services (WNTS) practice.

Mr. Walters holds a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota; a J.D. from University of Minnesota Law School; and an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a certified public accountant, licensed in both the state of Minnesota and Washington, D.C.