Pascal Saint-Amans

Pascal Saint-Amans took on his duties as Director of the Center for Tax Policy and Administration at the OECD on 1 February 212. Pascal, a French national, joined the OECD in September 27 as Head of the International Co-operation and Tax Competition Division in the CTPA. He played a key role in the advancement of the OECD tax transparency agenda in the context of the G2. In October 29 he was appointed Head of the Global Forum Division, created to service the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, a programme with the participation of over 1 countries.

Pascal graduated from the National School of Administration (ENA) in 1996, and was an official in the French Ministry for Finance for nearly a decade. He held various positions within the Treasury, including heading the supervision of the EU work on direct taxes and overseeing legislation and policy on wealth tax and mergers and spin offs. He was also the head of tax treaty negotiations and mutual agreement procedures. In this capacity, he participated in the OECD Working Party No. 1 of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs as the delegate for France before being elected Chair of WP1 in 25. He was also a member of the UN Group of Experts on International Co-operation in Tax Matters, becoming a “rapporteur” in 26. Before leaving government service, he was Deputy Director in charge of litigation at the Direction Générale des Impôts.

Pascal also served as Financial Director of the Energy Regulation Committee between 1999 and 22 and was responsible for the introduction of new electricity tariffs.

Having earned a degree in history, Pascal also received a degree from the Institut d’études politiques of Paris.