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Sept. 8, 2025

Why Tax Teams Need AI Tools

From growing Zalando’s tax team to co-founding Germany’s Tax Technology Journal, Enpal’s Head of Tax, Mathias Hildebrandt, joined Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss scaling teams and side ventures. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/5Gjoxkm8m48

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Sept. 8, 2025

The Key to ScalingTax Teams

From growing Zalando’s tax team to co-founding Germany’s Tax Technology Journal, Enpal’s Head of Tax, Mathias Hildebrandt, joined Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss scaling teams and side ventures. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/5Gjoxkm8m48

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Sept. 8, 2025

Building Tax Teams for Scale: Lessons from Zalando and Enpal with Mathias Hildebrandt

Mathias Hildebrandt, Head of Tax at Enpal (also Zalando, Bauer Media, ProSiebenSat.1, British American Tobacco), joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss his dynamic career path and multiple side ventures in tax media. In this episode, he shares: • His journey through 5 in-house roles in 17 years, all secured through…

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Sept. 5, 2025

Mercedes-Benz Tax Head on Why Your Tax Team Needs a Higher Purpose

Mercedes-Benz Head of Tax and Customs, Dominik Wellmann, joined Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss marketing the tax function and building purpose-driven teams. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/84bwkADDjPo

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Aug. 22, 2025

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…

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Aug. 7, 2025

SVP Finance On How to Talk to Your CFO About Tax

Bill Nolde, SVP Head of Finance at DraftKings, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss his remarkable transition from tax professional to finance executive. Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUGD8LgRKgM

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Aug. 7, 2025

The Journey from Tax to Finance Leader | SVP Finance DraftKings

Bill Nolde, SVP Head of Finance at DraftKings, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss his remarkable transition from tax professional to finance executive. In this episode, he shares: • The "breadcrumb" communication strategy that keeps CFOs informed and prevents career-limiting surprises • How he successfully grew a global tax team…

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July 24, 2025

Secrets of Successful Tax Leadership in MENA's Tech Industry | Stuart Ramsay

Stuart Ramsay, now Director and Group Head of Tax at AD Ports Group (note: episode was filmed while he was still at Dubizzle Group), joined us to discuss building a strategic in-house tax function from scratch in a fast-growing MENA tech company. In this episode, he shares: • A major…

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July 4, 2025

Lessons from Building a Tax Control Tower | Ex Senior Indirect Tax Director at Kraft Heinz

Antonio Erbolato, now Global Indirect Tax Director at Reckitt (note: this role began after the recording of this episode), joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to break down his strategy for building a Tax Control Tower across 27 countries. Drawing from his time as Global Senior Director of Tax at Kraft Heinz,…

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June 17, 2025

VP Tax at Dell on Reputation, Risk, and Real Leadership (Lionel Nobre)

Lionel Nobre, VP Tax Latin America at Dell Technologies, joins the Tax Leaders Unplugged podcast to explore what in-house tax leadership looks like in practice. After nearly two decades at Dell and deep involvement with TEI and academic programs across the Americas, Lionel brings a clear message: being technically strong…

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May 15, 2025

Transforming Tax Processes: Insights from Jelger Buitelaar, Head of Tax at RHI Magnesita

In this episode of Tax Leaders Unplugged, we sit down with Jelger Buitelaar, head of tax at RHI Magnesita, to discuss his unique career transition from a tax partner at EY to leading in-house tax roles, the importance of solid processes, the role of data in ensuring compliance, and best…

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March 26, 2025

You’re Doing Tax Controls Wrong. Here’s Why.

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March 26, 2025

LOPDTW: The Mindset Behind Scalable Tax Teams

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March 26, 2025

How NN Group’s 14-Person Tax Team Manages €1.3B in Tax Contributions

Peter Paul Boon, Global Director Group Tax at NN Group, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged podcast to discuss how a 14-person tax team manages tax strategy and compliance for a multinational insurer with 19,000 employees. In this episode, he shares: - Why NN Group prioritizes strategy over technical tax knowledge -…

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Jan. 8, 2025

How to build a convincing business case as in-house tax | Katharina Herzog (Hugo Boss)

In this episode of Tax Leaders Unplugged, host Stevi Frooninckx speaks with Katharina Herzog, Senior Vice President of Group Finance & Tax at Hugo Boss. Katharina shares insights into her role overseeing strategy for the finance and tax divisions and leading a team of over 80 professionals. She discusses her…

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Jan. 8, 2025

Corporate Tax Senior Specialist at On talks about Loctax - Customer Story

As On.com prepared for their IPO and expanded rapidly into new markets, the company faced the challenge of managing an overwhelming increase in tax compliance obligations. The reliance on spreadsheets and manual processes was unsustainable, and the tax team needed a centralized solution that would provide real-time visibility and automated…

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Jan. 8, 2025

How to prioritize an in house tax department

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Jan. 8, 2025

The benefits of a professionally organized tax department

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Jan. 8, 2025

The best way to setup projects for success with your CFO

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Jan. 8, 2025

What are the benefits of having tax and finance departments integrated

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Nov. 25, 2024

Lessons from Building a Tax Control Tower

Join us on the next Tax Leaders Unplugged live episode for a must-hear conversation with Antonio Carlos Erbolato Junior, former Global Senior Director of Tax Technology and Global Head of Indirect Tax at Kraft Heinz. We will talk about: – Streamlining Tax Operations: How centralized tracking of tax payments and…

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Nov. 19, 2024

Head of Indirect Tax at On talks about Loctax - Customer Story

As On.com prepared for their IPO and expanded rapidly into new markets, the company faced the challenge of managing an overwhelming increase in tax compliance obligations. The reliance on spreadsheets and manual processes was unsustainable, and the tax team needed a centralized solution that would provide real-time visibility and automated…

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Nov. 4, 2024

Navigating the path to tax leadership | Denise Bee (Figma, Slack)

There are multiple paths to becoming a Tax Leader, but have you ever thought about a CFO program or diversifying your experience in an adjacent area, such as finance? In today’s episode of Tax Leaders Unplugged, host Stevi Frooninckx is joined by Denise Bee. Denise is the Head of Tax…

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Oct. 28, 2024

Customer Story: How On gained full global tax oversight and streamlined filing processes with Loctax

As On.com prepared for their IPO and expanded rapidly into new markets, the company faced the challenge of managing an overwhelming increase in tax compliance obligations. The reliance on spreadsheets and manual processes was unsustainable, and the tax team needed a centralized solution that would provide real-time visibility and automated…

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