Inside The Mind of a Global Head of Tax | Part 1

What does it take to lead a tax function operating across 130 countries? In Episode 2 of The Tax Files Unplugged, Daribatech Co-founder and CEO Jay Riche sits down with Siegert Slagman, Global Head of Tax at JTI, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies. JTI’s tax operation supports a business with approximately 47,000 employees, a global tax team of around 190 professionals, and tax remittances almost twice the size of its revenue. Part 1 of Inside the Mind of a Global Head of Tax looks at: • What it means to manage tax at a global scale • How transparency and regulatory scrutiny have changed the profession • Why consistency is one of a tax function’s strongest defences • The challenge of managing enormous volumes of tax data • The role of automation, shared services, and technology • What Siegert’s career across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond has taught him about building an effective tax function The conversation makes one point clear: even the strongest tax team cannot perform effectively without reliable systems and accessible data. That challenge is becoming increasingly relevant in the UAE and across the GCC, and it is one Daribatech exists to solve. 🎙️ The Tax Files Unplugged Hosted by Jay Riche Produced by Daribatech Subscribe for more candid conversations with the people shaping the future of tax. Learn more at daribatech.com #TaxFilesUnplugged #Daribatech #TaxTechnology #TaxPodcast #GlobalHeadOfTax