About 

About IBFD 

 

Established in 1938, the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), has steadily grown into what it is today: the world’s foremost authority on cross-border taxation, the home of international taxation. IBFD is the pre-eminent, independent (non-profit) foundation that tax practitioners from all over the world rely on for high-quality independent tax knowledge and research.

 

 

 

200 employees from 40 countries

4 offices on 3 continents

700+ dedicated authors and correspondents worldwide

Over 80 years of experience

 

 

 

Our Mission

IBFD is a unique centre of expertise offering high-quality information and education on International Tax. IBFD’s powerful research platform allows tax practitioners around the world to access this valuable content, on which they can rely to do their work faster and more effectively. IBFD is the pre-eminent independent (non-profit) foundation with the ultimate goal to promote and disseminate the understanding of cross-border taxation at the highest level.

 

Our Clients

Our knowledgeable staff and international network of tax professionals allow us to provide governments, tax advisers and corporate clients with high-quality independent tax knowledge, training and research services, tailored to their requirements.

 

Learn more about our clients 

 

 

Executive Team

Executive Board

The Executive Board is responsible for achieving IBFD’s objectives as outlined in its mission statement.

JanMaarten

Jan Maarten Slagter

Chief Executive Officer

Pasquale

Prof. Dr. Pasquale Pistone

Academic Chairman

Belema

Belema Obuoforibo

Director Knowledge Centre

Victor

Prof. Dr. Victor van Kommer

Director Capacity Building

Wiene

Wieneke Brandt

Director Product Management & Delivery

Tjerkdegreef

Tjerk de Greef

Director Tech & Data

Hanita

Hanita van der Meulen

Director Markets & Clients

 

Delegated Board of Trustees

Our board of trustees oversees the overall management of our organization. It consists of highly experienced tax professionals, (former) government officials and professionals with relevant non-tax backgrounds from all corners of the world.

 

 

 

Prof. Dr Stef van Weeghel (Chairman)

Professor of International Tax Law at the University of Amsterdam
The Netherlands

H. Pabbruwe

CEO Brill (retired)
The Netherlands

Dr. P.W. Baker

Queen’s Counsel, Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers – Senior Associate Visiting Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London University
UK

Porus Kaka

Senior Advocate
India

 

 

Board of Trustees

 

Prof. Dr Stef van Weeghel (Chairman)

Professor of International Tax Law at the University of Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Dr Oby Ezekwesili

Economic Policy Expert and Senior Economic Adviser, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI)
Nigeria

Rebecca Roes

Head of Tax, Vodafone 
Germany

Dr. P.W. Baker

Queen’s Counsel, Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers – Senior Associate Visiting Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London University
UK

Zhang Zhiyong

Deputy Commissioner of the State Administration of Taxation
China

Jean-Blaise Eckert

Partner, Lenz & Staehelin, General Secretary IFA, Geneva
Switzerland

H. Pabbruwe

CEO Brill (retired)
The Netherlands

Porus Kaka

Senior Advocate
India

L.M. Kana

Head of International Taxation, IRS, Santiago
Chile

Prof. Dr. DDr. h.c. Michael Lang

Head of the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law, WU
Austria

Alexia Scott

Senior Vice President- Head of Tax- L'Oréal 
France

Juliane Kokott

Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union 
Luxembourg

Paolo Valerio Barbantini

Head of Tax Fincantieri S.p.A. 
Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Successful companies rely on accurate and up-to-date tax information and IBFD delivers just that. We selected the IBFD Global Tax Premier as it provides us with a one-stop source for all our tax information needs. So if you are looking for a premium tax resource, look no further than IBFD’s Global Tax Premier.

Asao Takesue, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

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