Deloitte enlists global tax head for no.1 role

Deloitte aims for market leadership in tax expertise in financial services with the latest appointment to its global head of tax executive

Written by AccountancyAge.com

Ellie Patsalos, a tax partner in the Deloitte’s global employer solutions group, has been enlisted to make Deloitte market leader in tax expertise in financial services, as Deloitte’s newly appointed global tax executive for the financial services industry.

Patsalos is the first woman to be appointed to Deloitte’s global tax executive and has also recently been named as a vice chairperson of the UK firm.

She also heads up the UK financial services tax team and has more than 25 years experience, specialising in international compensation and tax consulting for senior executives at major financial services organisations.

Alberto Terol, Deloitte global head of tax, said Deloitte had a clear ambition to be ‘the number one tax adviser to financial institutions’. ‘Our global financial services tax practice is already a $US1bn (₤500,000) business, growing 30% year on year. Under Ellie’s leadership we are confident of further growth and success.’

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