Thomson Reuters Announces Finalists of the Third Annual Taxologist Awards

NEW YORK, October 24, 2016 – Thomson Reuters announced the finalists of the third annual Taxologist Awards, a program that recognizes exceptional tax departments and professionals who positively impact their organizations with the implementation of tax technology.

Winners of the Taxologist Awards will be announced at SYNERGY 2016 — a conference for users of Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE tax technology — on November 8 in Grapevine, Texas. Individual category winners will be recognized with a commemorative trophy, a one-year subscription to ONESOURCE University and other prizes. The winner of the Taxologist of the Year - Corporation award will be honored with a $10,000 donation made on their behalf to the school of their choice to benefit the school’s technology-related initiatives.

“The Taxologist Awards program has become a prominent platform in our industry for recognizing the accomplishments of tax professionals,” said Joe Harpaz, managing director for the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters and a member of the judging panel. “We’re proud to announce these exemplary tax professionals as finalists.”

The 2016 Taxologist Awards recognize tax technology innovators in nine categories. Here are the finalists:

Taxologist of the Year - Corporation

Danielle Colabella, Senior Director Global Tax Compliance and Audit, S&P Global, Inc.
Scott Nelson, Tax Systems Manager, Lockheed Martin
Shari O'Boyle, Tax Business Process Lead, The Dow Chemical Company
Taxologist of the Year - Certified Implementer

Brad Ford, Tax Technology Principal, Deloitte
Stacey Knevitt, Senior Manager, TMC, Deloitte
Colin Delaney, Senior Manager, Tax Management Consulting, Deloitte
New Tax Department of the Year

Erik Bilbrey, Tax Manager, CDK Global Inc.
David Boutin, Tax Manager, American Renal Associates
Chad Crowell, Senior Manager, Income Tax, Energy Transfer
Excellence in Managing Tax Transactions Across the Supply Chain

Kelly Gual, Manager - Indirect & Ad Valorem Tax, Murphy Oil
Kyle Ryan, Director, Financial & Human Resource Applications, Beachbody
Lennie Siscoe, Indirect Tax Manager, C&J Energy Service Inc.
Excellence in Tax Research

Elijah Farreel, Director, Global Transfer Pricing, Nike
Steven Hurst, Director of International Tax, Christus Health
Jeanette Scott, Tax Accountant, Ingram Industries
Excellence in Trust Tax Management

Peggy Chmura, Trust Tax Manager, Keybank
Joe Hull, Senior Manager, EY
Excellence in Global Collaboration

John Carr, Global Head of Tax, Bruker
Corri Dickerson, Tax Director, The Brinks Company
Kiho Kim, ERP & SCM Solution Architect, Humax Co. Ltd.
Excellence in Using Technology to Manage New Regulation

Mark Moon, Senior Tax Accountant, Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
John Sommer, Sr. Program Manager, Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina
Most Transformative Tax Department

Gary Abellard, Tax Director, Analytics & Strategic Process, Synchrony
Dolly Johnson, VP - Director of Tax, Mid Country
Doug Tehero, Sr. Tax Manager, T-Mobile