Washington, Saturday, April 20, 2024
The US-India Tax Forum, an initiative of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Pascal Saint-Amans, the Former Director, at the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Shefali, Goradia, Chairperson of the Cooperation and coordinating Board of Deloitte South Asia as Advisors to the US-India Tax Forum.
Pascal since joining the OECD in 2007, held a variety of roles. He has served as the Head of the International Co-operation and Tax Competition Division in the CTPA. He played a key role in the advancement of the OECD tax transparency agenda in the context of the G20, which India held the presidency for in 2023. Pascal is currently a global partner at Brunswick Group, based in Paris.
In October 2009, Pascal was appointed as the Head of the Global Forum Division, created to service the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, a program with the participation of over 100 countries. A French national, he was also an official in the French Ministry for Finance for nearly a decade. He held various positions within the Treasury, including the supervision of the EU work on direct taxes and overseeing legislation and policy on wealth tax and mergers and spin-offs.
Shefali brings over three decades of experience in advising clients on international tax. Mumbai-based, Shefali is a member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Association. Shefali is sought after for her legal tax acumen and was included in Euromoney’s 2022 Guide to the World’s Leading Tax Advisers. She was featured in the Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance, and Transactional Lawyers 2012 as one of the outstanding practitioners in the field of investment funds and listed in a series of publications highlighting legal thought leaders.
Speaking on the new appointments, USISPF President and CEO, Dr. Mukesh Aghi said: “I am thrilled to welcome new additions to the US-India Tax Forum. Pascal and Shefali are dynamic thought leaders who bring both a global perspective and an Indian perspective on the regulatory framework for companies operating in India. Helping companies
understand fiscal and tax policies and navigating new terrains will help India’s ease of doing business environment and set the stage for increased foreign direct investments in the country.”
Commenting on his appointment, Pascal said: “I am very excited to support the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum to foster investments between two vibrant economies and reduce tax frictions for their mutual benefits.”
Speaking on her new role at the Tax Forum, Shefali commented: “USISPF has firmly established itself as a leading forum, facilitating constructive dialogues that benefit businesses and multinationals in both India and the U.S. on a broad scale. This forum provides an invaluable opportunity to participate in collaborative endeavors aimed at enhancing the business environment between the two countries, with a sharpened focus on engagement with the administrations of both countries. Being a part of the US-India Tax Forum allows engagement in these joint efforts. With its dynamic community, the Forum is well placed to effectively bring together policymakers, global tax experts, and the business community, to pave the way for progressive tax policies.”
About the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF):
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) is committed to creating the most powerful partnership between the United States and India. As the only independent not-for-profit institution dedicated to strengthening the U.S.-India partnership in Washington, D.C., and in New Delhi, USISPF is the trusted partner for businesses, non-profit organizations, the diaspora, and the governments of India and the United States.
About the US-India Tax Forum:
The US-India Tax Forum is USISPF’s dedicated Tax Policy Forum which enables focused discussion on important advocacy areas across tax regimes in India. The US-India Tax Forum has around 350 member companies and is the leading tax platform bringing Government of India policymakers, global tax experts, and the business community at large to advocate for better tax policy.
The Tax Forum was officially launched on February 25, 2020, and is an initiative to provide member companies with a platform to engage with relevant Government officials on tax issues as they conduct business in the US-India corridor, discuss the future of taxation and how businesses and governments can work together in a global world to improve the ease of doing business environment.
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