Turning Tax Knowledge into Value and Trust | Mercedes-Benz Head of Tax and Customs

Dominik Wellmann, Global Head of Tax and Customs at Mercedes-Benz Group, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss marketing the tax function and building purpose-driven teams. In this episode, he shares:

• Why he persisted after being rejected twice by Mercedes-Benz and how starting at tax authorities shaped his leadership approach
• His philosophy of "do good things and tell about it" to elevate tax's visibility in the organization
• How Mercedes-Benz's tax team defined their purpose: "Turn knowledge into value and trust"
• The story behind co-founding Tax Mates, a trusted circle for German tax leaders to discuss leadership challenges

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Where to find Dominik Wellmann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominik-wellmann-%E5%8D%AB%E6%B0%91-94804777/

Where to find Stevi Frooninckx: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevifrooninckx

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In this episode, we cover:

[00:01:32] Rejected Twice by Mercedes
[00:03:49] Tax Authority Foundation
[00:14:29] Marketing the Tax Function
[00:19:49] Why Tax People Stay Humble
[00:25:25] Being Included from Day One
[00:29:14] Measuring Tax Value Creation
[00:33:32] Defining Your Tax Purpose
[00:39:43] The Tax Mates Story
[00:47:21] Career Advice: Do What You Love