Ernst & Young's head of tax in the GCC is Sherif El-Kilany. He was appointed sole leader after former joint-head Farooq Ladha retired in June.El-Kilany has more than 27 years of experience and oversees 210 tax professionals across the region.Regularly ...
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Ernst & Young's head of tax in the GCC is Sherif El-Kilany. He was appointed sole leader after former joint-head Farooq Ladha retired in June.
El-Kilany has more than 27 years of experience and oversees 210 tax professionals across the region.
Regularly lauded as one of the largest tax firms in the region, Ernst & Young boasts office in every corner of the GCC and has developed a long list of clients both locally and internationally. The firm has also established a significant track record of assisting local governments and business entities as well as foreign companies establishing a presence across the region.
Two new partners have joined the firm in the past year. Chris Kealy will be based in Dubai, while Alok Chugh will operate out of Kuwait.
Head of the firm's international tax practice in the region is Howard Hull. Hull has more than 20 years experience and operates out of Dubai.
Finbarr Sexton is partner in charge of the Doha office. Resident in Qatar for 13 years, he has been involved in the evolution of the corporate tax law in Qatar as well as the impending changes to both the commercial and investment laws in the State.
Sridhar Sridharan is the partner in charge of some 39 tax professionals in Oman. He handles tax knowledge management for the Middle East practice and is a member of the firm's advisory council. He acts as the Middle East regional tax coordinating partner for one of the largest oilfield service companies in the world.
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