Senior Management Appointment: Mr. Pascal Saint-Amans, Head of the International Co-operation and Tax Competition Division on 26 September2007

The OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Pascal Saint-Amans as Head of its International Co-operation and Tax Competition Division. A French national, Pascal Saint-Amans joins the CTPA from the "Direction Générale des Impôts" (DGI) of the Ministry of Finance in Paris where he has been responsible for a wide range of tax issues. He graduated from the National School of Administration (ENA) in 1996 and has held various positions within the DGI: he was in charge of  following the EU work on direct taxes, responsible for legislation on wealth tax and mergers and spin offs. He was also in charge of tax treaty negotiations and  mutual agreement procedures. In this capacity, he participated as the delegate for France in Working Party No. 1 (tax treaties) of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs before being elected Chair of that group in 2005. He was also a member of the UN Group of experts on international tax co-operation, and a “rapporteur” in 2006. His latest position was Deputy Director in charge of litigation at the DGI. He thus brings a wealth of international tax experience to his new position.

An organigramme of the senior management of the CTPA can be found here.