Movers and shakers

Deloitte has hired Richard Coombes as a director in its rapidly expanding UK transfer pricing team. Richard rejoins Deloitte from HMRC having enjoyed a five year spell with the firm from 1999 to 2004. At HMRC Richard created the new role of large business service transfer pricing specialist.

He advised on major enquiries delivered a national programme of training in transfer pricing and supply chain re-engineering and spearheaded cross-over work between transfer pricing and other tax technical areas such as intangibles planning. He also gave technical and policy input into debates within HMRC and OECD including into the Varney Review of Links with Large Business.

Mark Atkinson head of transfer pricing at Deloitte said: 'Richard brings with him extensive transfer pricing and corporate tax expertise. His background with both HMRC and Deloitte gives him a unique combination of experience and understanding making...