Editorial Board

James is highly experienced in private capital arrangements, with a particular focus on the establishment and ongoing operations of asset management structures; investments in liquid and illiquid markets, infrastructure and technology; compensation for fund principals; and IP planning. He also counsels on the full range of public capital markets transactions and has advised the governments of various international finance centres on new corporate and tax laws.

Shannon oversees the entire global tax lifecycle, from structuring to controversy, and plays a pivotal role in government affairs, providing valuable input and advice on tax legislation. She has extensive experience in senior roles, driving transformative changes in integrations, restructurings, acquisitions, and divestitures. She has testified before Congress and is a sought-after speaker at tax conferences, where she shares her expertise with industry professionals.

Mohan steers the company’s global tax strategy and leads enterprise-wide finance transformation initiatives. He manages the end-to-end tax lifecycle, encompassing structuring, compliance, controversy, and advocacy. Leveraging deep expertise in tax technology, he leads the automation of complex processes, strengthens governance frameworks, and embeds robust risk controls across operations. As a thought leader, he shares profound insights at tax forums on integration, restructuring, and building resilient, future-ready tax functions.

Kelly has over 18 years’ experience of advising on transfer pricing (TP) matters both in industry and in practice. She has a global responsibility for end-to-end TP matters, including designing, implementing, and defending their TP policies. Prior to joining the LEGO Group, Kelly worked in ‘big four’ firms in the UK, Australia, and China, specialising in business supply chain tax planning and TP controversy management. Kelly holds a post-graduate degree in accounting from the University of Hong Kong.

Khaitan & Co is a full-service and top-tier law firm in India. Ritu is a chartered accountant and a lawyer with over 18 years in practice. She focuses on matters involving transaction tax advisory, structuring, negotiations and documentation of domestic, cross-border and global M&A deals having an Indian component. Ritu also advises on complex interpretational issues pertaining to bilateral tax treaties, income characterisation and permanent establishment aspects in third-party and intra-group business arrangements; India entry structures, taxation of EPC contracts, and domestic business restructurings.

Wim is recognised as one of the 50 globally most influential thought tax leaders in 2023 by ITR. He recently created ‘plus us’, a European movement aspiring to drive societal transformation through tax. Wim is an author, a frequently requested keynote speaker and an independent board member at UpGrade Estate and the Brussels-Africa-Hub. Before Wim joined WTS Global in 2017, he was vice president of tax at Bekaert and a member of the Bekaert global senior leadership team. He had an active role in leadership development , M&A and organisational change programmes.