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10 corporate tax compliance experts
These ten tax professionals have held corporate tax compliance roles inside operating companies, with titles such as Tax Compliance Manager and VP - Tax Compliance. A reader can learn how in-house tax teams run the corporate income tax compliance process.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Hill
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager - Global Tax Compliance & Reporting · VF Corporation
Former Senior Manager - Global Tax Compliance & Reporting (2019–2025) and Manager - Tax Compliance & Reporting (2018–2025) at VF Corporation. Global Tax Director at Envu since 2026, and former Global Tax Director at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions (2025–2026). The profile says this person's specialization is income tax accounting under ASC 740.
Chris Gantt
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Tax Director - Senior Vice President · Wells Fargo
Corporate Tax Director - Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo since 2020, where the profile says this person heads the global income tax department and leads a team responsible for all corporate income tax filings. Former Tax Executive - Senior Vice President at Bank of America (2003–2020) and International Tax Manager at Deloitte (1998–2003).
Cortney Chmelik, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Tax Reporting & Compliance · Quest Software
Former Senior Manager, Tax Reporting & Compliance at Quest Software (2018–2021) and at Danone (2017–2018), and former Manager, Tax Reporting & Compliance at Danone (2013–2017). Sr. Director, Global and US Tax Reporting at Quest Software since 2024. The profile describes her experience in federal and state income tax matters, including tax compliance and accounting for income taxes.
Dean DiRico, CPA
LinkedInExperience: VP - Tax Compliance · American Express
VP - Tax Compliance at American Express since 2013, and former VP International Tax Compliance (2011–2013) and Tax - Director Federal Audit (2006–2011) there. The profile says this person is responsible for the company's regulatory U.S. income tax compliance, managing the corporate income tax federal and state compliance process and ensuring all returns are properly reported and filed.
Karen Ling
LinkedInExperience: Director, Income Tax Compliance and Technology · L Brands
Former Director, Income Tax Compliance and Technology at L Brands (2010–2016), where the profile also lists Director, Tax Asia Pacific (2016–2018) and Manager, Federal Tax (2005–2010). Director of Tax at Safelite since 2018. The profile names income tax compliance, tax accounting and tax technology as this person's specialties.
Kathy Garrison
LinkedInExperience: Senior Tax Manager, Domestic Tax Compliance and Controversy · General Mills
Former Senior Tax Manager, Domestic Tax Compliance and Controversy at General Mills (2004–2007), where the profile also lists Director, Domestic Tax Global Accounting and Controls (2007–2015) and Director, International Tax & Global M&A (2015–2020). Vice President - Global Tax, Treasury, and Risk Management at Tennant Company since 2020, leading global tax, treasury and risk management functions.
Kevin Dallas
LinkedInExperience: Tax Director - US Compliance and Reporting · Aptiv
Former Tax Director - US Compliance and Reporting (2018–2021) and Senior Director, Global Tax Accounting and Americas Compliance (2021–2026) at Aptiv, and Vice President, Head of Tax at Versigent since 2026. In the Aptiv senior director role, the profile says this person led the global tax accounting team responsible for reporting the effective tax rate and tax balance sheet under U.S. GAAP, including managing internal and external audits and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Kim Stearman, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Tax Compliance Manager · Ventas, Inc.
Tax Compliance Manager at Ventas, Inc. since 2017, a title the profile also lists there from 2007 to 2010. In the current role, the profile says this person reviews and prepares federal, state and local tax returns. Former Manager Domestic Tax Accounting & Planning at Yum! Brands (2005–2007).
Maria Velez, CPA, MST
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Tax Reporting and Compliance · Gopuff
Former Director, Global Tax Reporting and Compliance at Gopuff (2021–2022), Tax Director, Transfer Pricing & Controversy at Samsung Electronics America (2022–2024) and Vice President, Tax at Paramount (2010–2021). Vice President, Global Head of Tax at InvestCloud, Inc. since 2024.
Rob Apte
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Global Tax Compliance and Reporting · Okta
Former Manager, Global Tax Compliance and Reporting (2021–2023) and Senior Manager, Global Tax Compliance and Reporting (2023) at Okta, where the profile says this person led the function covering US GAAP income tax reporting, US income tax compliance, and foreign statutory and local income tax reporting. Former Manager - Domestic Tax (2017–2020) and Manager - Global Tax Reporting (2020–2021) at Univar Solutions.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's setting to yours, since running federal and state compliance for a large multinational differs from building the process at a smaller or newly public company. Also decide whether your question is mainly about return preparation and review, the link between compliance and the tax provision, or tax technology, and pick someone whose roles centered on that work.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize the annual corporate income tax compliance calendar across federal, state and foreign filings?
- 02Which parts of return preparation do you keep in-house, and which do you hand to an outside firm?
- 03How do you tie the filed returns back to the tax provision and keep return-to-provision adjustments small?
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