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Brit Insurance, a leading global specialty insurer and reinsurer focused on underwriting complex risks, has recruited a new Head of Tax. Aarti Leadbetter joined Brit in July 2021 to lead the tax [...]

Sainsbury’s has recruited a new Head of Tax. David Peach joins from Fortive, where he has worked for the past 5 years as the Senior Director – EMEA Tax. The Fortive Corporation was [...]

Tax Grotto is a little late in reporting this news, but Gareth Harrison has been appointed Head of Tax at Airtel Africa plc. This promotion took place in the summer of 2019 when the company [...]

Huw Witty has moved to Gordon Dadds as partner and head of tax. He joins from Fladgate LLP where he was partner and head of tax for six years. Prior to this he was Head of Tax at Richards Butler [...]

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced the appointment of Paul Morton as the new Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Taxation. Mr Morton will take over from Mr Chris Lenon, who [...]

Grant Thornton LLP has named Kullen Birkeland, 53, as office managing partner of its Southern California practice, effective Aug. 1, 2014. He will oversee the growth and operations of the Los [...]

Law firm Winckworth Sherwood has created a dedicated Tax team following the appointment of tax partner Simon Newsham. Simon joined the firm on 10 February 2014 having for the past seven years led [...]

Latvia law firm, LAWIN. has made up two new partners including the incumbent head of tax, Zinta Jansons. This brings the number of partners to 8. Zinta has been with the firm since 2004 and heads [...]