Two new non-executive directors join HMRC Board
Digital transformation expert Mike Bracken and tax specialist Bill Dodwell have joined the HM Revenue and Customs Board.
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皇冠体育appy will bring fresh expertise and experience to the board as it focuses on the minister鈥檚 3 strategic priorities for HMRC:
- closing the tax gap
- improving customer service
- modernising and reforming HMRC
Jim Harra, HMRC First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive, said:
I鈥檓 delighted Mike and Bill are joining the board and adding their expert knowledge to the considerable expertise that already exists on the board.
皇冠体育appy will help HMRC to deliver on the minister鈥檚 priorities of closing the tax gap, improving customer service, and modernising and reforming HMRC.
Mike Bracken has led digital operations and transformations in large-scale public and private sector organisations in the UK and Europe. He was the founder and executive director of the UK Government Digital Service (GDS) and the UK鈥檚 first Government Chief Data Officer.
He has advised more than 30 governments and global financial institutions on digital transformation, from Australia to Argentina.
Mike will chair the board鈥檚 Modernisation and Reform Committee.
Bill Dodwell was Tax Director of the Office of Tax Simplification having been head of tax policy at Deloitte. He has law degrees from King鈥檚 College London and Queens鈥� College Cambridge and is a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser.
Bill is a former president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and was a member of the General Anti-Abuse Rule Advisory Panel.
Bill will chair the board鈥檚 Closing the Tax Gap Committee.
Both Mike and Bill have been appointed board members by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs for a fixed term of one year in accordance with the relevant guidance.
罢丑别听HMRC听叠辞补谤诲 provides scrutiny, challenge and advice to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs on聽HMRC鈥檚 operational strategies, performance, capability and risks. It is not decision-making and does not advise on policy development or the affairs of individual taxpayers.