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.
Executive Team
Executive Board
The Executive Board is responsible for achieving IBFD’s objectives as outlined in its mission statement.
Jan Maarten Slagter
Chief Executive Officer
Belema Obuoforibo
Director Knowledge Centre
Prof. Dr. Victor van Kommer
Director Capacity Building
Wieneke Brandt
Director Product Management & Delivery
Tjerk de Greef
Director Tech & Data
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