ITR INTERNATIONAL TAX CONTROVERSY 2020

Brad Pees is currently the lead tax controversy for Nestle USA, where he is the primary person responsible for all IRS and state audit matters for all Nestle companies in the US. This includes coordination, direction and management of federal tax audits, state audits from audit ready files through examination and completion of audits. Prior to Nestle, Brad was the director federal tax audit for Tyco International from 2005-2018, including litigation, appeals and current exam. Brad was a team coordinator LMSB at Internal Revenue Service from 1986-2005, managing a team on-site for some of the largest federal tax examinations in the state of Ohio.

Melissa Hall oversees global tax planning and compliance for Assurant, including tax risk management and tax department strategy. She formerly served as VP of taxation and financial ratings, managing financial strength and debt ratings for the Assurant companies. She began with KPMG where she worked in both New York and London.

Ms. Hall graduated with distinction from George Washington University and earned her Masters in Taxation from Fordham University. She serves on the Board of The Tax Council and on the Advisory Board for the Tax Council Policy Institute’s Annual Symposium. Ms. Hall has been named to Treasury & Risk’s list of “Women in Finance,” and was named a Woman of Excellence and Achievement Honoree by the UWNYC. She is the Chair of the Manhattan Chapter of Women in Tax.

Ms. Hall lives in New York City with her husband and their four children.