NEW YORK, October 24, 2016 – Thomson Reuters today 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 Corporation
• 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, Tax Senior Manager, Deloitte
• Colin Delaney, Tax Senior Manager, Deloitte

New Tax Department of the Year

• Erik Bilbrey, Tax Manager, CDK Global
• 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 Gaul, Manager - Indirect & Ad Valorem Tax, Murphy Oil Corporation
• Kyle Ryan, Director, Financial & Human Resource Applications, Beachbody
• Lennie Siscoe, Indirect Tax Manager, C&J Energy Services

Excellence in Tax Research

• Elijah Farrell, 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 / Vice President, 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

Excellence in Using Technology to Manage New Regulation

• Mark Moon, Senior Tax Accountant, Franklin Electric
• John Sommer, Sr. Program Manager, Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina

Most Transformative Tax Department

• Gary Abellard, Tax Director, Synchrony Financial
• Dolly Johnson, VP - Director of Tax, Mid Country Financial Corp
• Doug Tehero, Sr. Tax Manager, T-Mobile

To learn more information about the Taxologist Awards, visit https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/synergy/corporations/awards/.

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