Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments
Digital transformation expert Mike Bracken and tax specialist Bill Dodwell have joined the HM Revenue and Customs Board.
The pair have been appointed as non-executive directors to the board, which is chaired by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, James Murray MP.
They will bring fresh expertise and experience to the board as it focuses on the minister’s 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’m delighted Mike and Bill are joining the board and adding their expert knowledge to the considerable expertise that already exists on the board.
They will help HMRC to deliver on the minister’s 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’s 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’s 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’s College London and Queens’ 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’s 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.
The HMRC Board provides scrutiny, challenge and advice to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs on HMRC’s operational strategies, performance, capability and risks. It is not decision-making and does not advise on policy development or the affairs of individual taxpayers.