Experience

Mitsui Fudosan UK

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Tax

  • Mar 2019 - Present



Cromwell Property Group

• Australia
• Investment Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• European Tax Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019



BlackRock

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contractor: Tax Consultant

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2018



Hines

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director - Tax

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Primary tax contact for local deal teams and portfolio/fund managers for a number of European territories.• Provide bid support and provide/review tax assumptions of European and Australian deals. Aggregate deals in excess of €4bn.• Leading tax due diligence, structuring and tax input on legal documentation on property transactions in various European countries for proprietary funds and separate account mandates with support from external advisors. Aggregate deals closed almost €1bn.• Prepare tax sections of investment committee memos and participate on investment committee calls.• Research and prepare tax summaries for investment territories as well as aide-memoirs in respect of key investors.• Manage tax-related implementation matters, oversee execution of tax-related post-deal issues, and address ad-hoc structure maintenance concerns.• Oversee tax compliance for specific countries and drive specific compliance projects forward and advise fund managers and investors on associated matters.• Deal with various other ad-hoc matters (e.g. VAT, risk management, etc.).

• Senior European Tax Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tax Senior Manager

  • 2009 - Jan 2015

  • Advising leading investment managers on tax matters associated with structuring real estate funds in Europe and Asia taking into account the OECD BEPs initiative.• Leading tax due diligence and structuring advice on several UK and European property transactions.• Researching and preparing technical tax advice in respect of specific queries.• Providing bid support and advising on tax structuring associated with the potential acquisition of NPLs secured over global real estate assets.• Providing support to clients on restructuring tax matters (e.g. restructuring of financing within proprietary funds to adhere to the Luxembourg transfer pricing circular).• Undertaking reviews of governance procedures in established structures.• Overseeing the preparation of UK NRL registrations and tax returns, and the obtaining of US EINs and subsequent preparation of US entity classification elections for clients. • Mentoring junior team members. • Presenting to clients or the PwC team on certain real estate matters or structures.

• Tax Manager - Financial Services

  • Nov 2007 - May 2009

• Tax Manager

  • 2000 - Nov 2007



British Property Federation

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance and Investment Officer - Secondment

  • Oct 2009 - Apr 2010

  Part of the Finance Team consulting with BPF members, HM Treasury officials, HM Revenue and Customs officials, and other similar organisations on key issues impacting on the property industry to represent and promote member interests.



CNN

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • 1999 - 1999