When AUTODOC opened a third-party warehouse in the UK, tax and finance were involved from the beginning. For Svetlana Schiel, that is what business partnering should look like in practice. Svetlana, Senior Director Tax and Payroll at AUTODOC, joins Stevi Frooninckx to explain how her team learns what drives the…
Morgan Randolph, Global Head of Tax at Atlassian, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss whether AI is a threat or an opportunity for in-house tax teams. Her answer is grounded in practical results. One AI-enabled workflow helped Atlassian's India tax team process thousands of airline receipts and invoices, saving 240…
Christian Klein, VP Accounting, Reporting and Tax at Autodoc, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss how he is using AI to scale a finance and tax function under two-digit growth, and why culture decides whether that works. He shares: - How Autodoc moved from collecting 60 AI ideas to 5…
Luis Nouel, Manager Latin America, Africa-Middle East and Bulletin of International Taxation Teams at IBFD, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss how tax research actually gets done and where AI fits in. We recorded at IBFD HQ in Amsterdam. Luis brings 33 years in tax, more than 18 of them…
Sarah Spring, Head of Tax at Oatly, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to share her path from finance and accounting into tax leadership, and what it takes to become a real business partner inside an international company. She explains why tax teams need to stop acting as a clean-up function and…
Nora Bafrouri, Global VAT and Tax Technology Lead at Trane Technologies, joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to discuss how indirect tax teams can move from compliance to measurable business value. She explains how she built a highly automated VAT operating model across 44 jurisdictions, why tax authorities are increasingly data-driven, and…
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Sandra Esteves, Head of Tax at Qlik (previously HoT at Talend, which was acquired by Qlik in 2023), joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to unpack what it takes for an in-house tax team to get through due diligence and integration without losing control or credibility. Full episode:
Sandra Esteves, Head of Tax at Qlik (previously HoT at Talend, which was acquired by Qlik in 2023), joins Tax Leaders Unplugged to unpack what it takes for an in-house tax team to get through due diligence and integration without losing control or credibility. We cover the realities of PE-backed…
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
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
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…
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
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…
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
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 -…
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…
