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Guy DecoeneDeloitte Belgium Raymonde de Larochelaan 19A – 9051, Ghent Belgium Tel: +32 9 393 74 02 Mobile : +32 497 51 53 79 Fax:+32 9 393 75 02 Email: gdecoene@deloitte.com Website: www.deloitte.com Guy Decoene, Deloitte Belgium, is partner in the indirect tax practice in Ghent. Guy has more than 30 years of experience in VAT matters. He joined Deloitte in 1995 after working with the Belgian VAT authorities for 14 years, where he was also the trainer of VAT inspectors. Guy is involved in advising numerous clients across a range of day-to-day and operational issues. He has also kept fruitful contact with the Belgian tax authorities. Guy's main speciality is consumer business (retail, tourism, hospitality, and consumer products). He has authored numerous articles and lectured at many seminars. Guy graduated in accountancy and is a recognised tax consultant. Guy's mother tongue is Dutch and he is fluent in French and English. 
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Nick MorisDeloitte Belgium Berkenlaan, 8B 1831 Diegem Belgium Tel: +32 2 600 66 03 Cell: +32 497 05 12 19 Email: nmoris@deloitte.com Website: www.deloitte.com Nick Moris, Deloitte Belgium, is a partner in the customs and global trade practice in Brussels and leads the customs and global trade automation team, which provides companies and public bodies with support and advice on technology solutions for tax and accounting a worldwide basis. Nick focuses on support and advice regarding global trade solutions and has a great deal of experience with SAP (including SAP Global Trade Services, SAP FT, and SAP Beverage). Nick and his team have supported many multinationals with the setup of international trade processes in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). In this respect, Nick has assisted clients with the set-up of the following processes in the ERP environment:
During his 18 years of experience in indirect tax (12 of which were in global trade solutions) Nick has been able to combine tax technical skills with ERP implementation experience. As such, Nick has led mixed teams of tax and business resources and ERP consultants during the implementation of ERP processes. Nick holds a master's degree in economics, as well as a master of tax law, from the Catholic University of Leuven.
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Liesbet NevelsteenDeloitte Belgium Berkenlaan 8a 1831 Brussels/Diegem Belgium Tel: +32 2 600 66 53 Email: lnevelsteen@deloitte.com Website: www.deloitte.com Liesbet Nevelsteen, Deloitte Belgium, is the lead indirect tax partner for international supply chain structuring and business model optimisation (BMO). Liesbet's expertise covers a wide range of business sectors with a particular focus on the life science and healthcare industries. In supply chain structuring and BMO, Liesbet works with companies to remain indirect tax compliant throughout any 'change' process. Specific attention is also given to enhance processes, systems and people. Her approach is highly collaborative and founded on ensuring that indirect tax is never 'stand-alone' but is fully aligned with broader tax, legal, operational and systems concerned. Liesbet also has extensive experience in SSC and ERP setup. Liesbet assumes the client relationship role on different large accounts across sectors. For life science and healthcare, she leads the indirect tax efforts. She is assisting various multinationals in this industry with specific indirect tax efforts. She is assisting various multinationals in this industry with specific indirect tax-related topics hereby giving specific attention to the regulatory environment they are operating in. Her deep knowledge of the sector, both in Belgium and Europe, allows Liesbet and her team to develop innovative product offerings. Liesbet is a regular speaker at internal and external seminars and has authored several publications with a main focus on the topic of BEPS from an indirect tax perspective. Liesbet has more than 15 years of experience in indirect tax consultancy and has a degree in applied economics and tax law from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. She is a member of the Belgian Institute for Accountants and Tax Consultants (IAB).
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Fernand RuttenDeloitte Belgium Berkenlaan, 8B 1831 Diegem Belgium Tel: +32 2 600 66 06 Cell: +32 496 57 49 66 Email: frutten@deloitte.com Website: www.deloitte.com Fernand Rutten, Deloitte Belgium, is Deloitte's global customs and global trade leader and managing partner of the customs and global trade service line. Fernand has more than 23 years of experience in indirect tax, with a strong focus on customs, excises and global trade matters. Before becoming a consultant, he worked as a customs official with the Dutch customs authorities and dealt with several customs and global trade matters, issued rulings on customs valuation, and customs economic procedures. Approximately 20 years ago, Fernand became a customs and global trade consultant. He grew his specialisation in a variety of customs and global trade matters and built a specialised group of experts that serves clients in both the public and private sectors in business model optimisation, automation, compliance, export controls, excises, litigation, valuation, origin, classification, and data analytics. In leading the Belgian customs and global trade service line, Fernand has advised clients on customs and global trade matters in many domains. In May 2010, he became Deloitte's global leader for customs and global trade. For six years, Fernand was a lecturer at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands in customs and international trade. He also lectured on the same subject for three years at the University of Antwerp. In addition, Fernand is a regular speaker, has written many articles on customs and global trade and has authored a number of books on customs and global trade matters. Fernand has a law degree from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, with specialisation in customs, international trade, excises and VAT. He is a member of the Belgian Institute of Tax Advisers.
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Danny StasLaga Berkenlaan 8a 1831 Brussels / Diegem Belgium Tel: +32 2 800 70 11 Email: dstas@laga.be Website: www.laga.be Danny Stas is a VAT expert and managing partner of Laga. Danny has 20 years of experience as an adviser/lawyer in VAT. He started his career as a VAT consultant with Arthur Andersen, later working as a (managing) partner at a tax boutique. He joined Laga in January 2012. He is a tax lawyer specialised in VAT, in particular with respect to real estate and financial transactions, as well as eco taxes and contributions. In the real estate industry, Danny focuses on VAT consulting for clients in the private (for example real estate developers, REITs, hospitals, senior housing, among others) and public sectors and the broad corporate market at national and international level. Besides the specific VAT topics (for example reduced VAT rates, VAT exemptions), he also has good knowledge of alternative financing of real estate and transfer duties. Danny earned a degree in law from KUL, Leuven (1994) and a degree in tax and accounting from Vlerick, RUG (1995). He has authored several books and articles discussing VAT related matters. He is also a regular speaker at internal and external seminars and is regularly consulted in his expertise domain by professional federations in Belgium on legislative initiatives. |
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Johan Van der PaalDeloitte Belgium Berkenlaan 8a 1831 Brussels/Diegem Belgium Tel: +32 2 600 66 39 Email: jvanderpaal@deloitte.com Website: www.deloitte.com Johan Van der Paal, Deloitte Belgium, is an indirect tax partner based in Brussels. He heads up the financial services tax group of Deloitte Belgium. Johan has 20 years of experience as an adviser in indirect taxes, with a focus on VAT. He developed a focus on tax matters affecting the financial services and energy and utilities industries. He assists clients on a variety of Belgian and international indirect tax matters, both in the framework of the expansion of multinational groups or in an M&A context. He is coordinating global or regional indirect tax work for a series of European-based multinationals. In the financial services industry, Johan's work includes setting up VAT-efficient group structures and cost-sharing arrangements, both on a Belgian and cross-border level. He negotiated a number of innovative arrangements with the Belgian tax authorities. His deep knowledge of the energy sector, both in Belgium and Europe, has allowed Johan and his team to help clients develop systems and processes to manage the different indirect taxes affecting their product flows, combining VAT, excise and environmental tax reporting. Johan is a regular speaker at internal and external seminars. He is chief editor of the only periodical on the Belgian market dedicated to VAT, the BTW-Brief/La Lettre TVA. He is regularly consulted in his expertise domain by professional federations in Belgium on legislative initiatives. Johan is regularly consulted in his expertise domain by professional federations in Belgium on legislative initiatives. Johan is a member of the VAT Expert Group of the EU Commission on behalf of Deloitte. Johan has a law degree from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven as well as a master's degree in tax management from the Vlerick Management School. He is a professor at Ghent University, teaching VAT. Johan is a member of the Belgian Institute for Accountants and Tax Consultants (IAB).
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Piet VandendriesscheDeloitte Belgium Berkenlaan 8a 1831 Brussels / Diegem Belgium Tel: + 32 2 600 66 60 Email: pvandendriessche@deloitte.com Website: www.deloitte.com Piet Vandendriessche, Deloitte Belgium, is the managing partner of Deloitte Belgium's Tax and Legal team and the EMEA Regional Tax and Legal managing director. He is a member of the Deloitte Belgium and Global Tax and Legal executive teams. Piet is also a member of the Belgian Institute of Tax Advisors, the Belgian branch of IFA, and a member of the VAT Expert Group at the European Commission. Piet has more than 27 years of experience in international tax matters with a strong focus on indirect taxes. He has specialised in indirect taxes for 20 years, and has extensive knowledge in all areas of indirect tax, including global outsourcing, supply chain, tax management consulting, public sector, international tax consulting, compliance customs and real estate matters, among others. Piet has advised many clients on indirect tax matters in a variety of areas. He has led the Belgian indirect tax service line for many years, and also served as the Global Indirect Tax Leader for five years. Piet has led the Belgian Tax and Legal practice since January 2008. Since April 22 2013, he has also taken on the role of EMEA Regional Tax and Legal Leader. Piet is a lecturer at the KU Leuven. He has written many articles and a number of books on VAT matters.
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