Jordi Bonabosch

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Jordi has 25 years of experience in international tax and transfer pricing, both in-house and tax advisory, across France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, China, and Singapore.

Experience

Most recently, Jordi was Regional Tax Director at a French cosmetics company, covering South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, leading a team of more than 20 tax professionals across 15 countries and 13 time zones. Before that, he was Global Head of Tax at an international business school and Senior Tax Manager at a French liquor and spirits company, first in Paris managing direct taxes globally, then in Singapore in charge of the Asia-Pacific, Treasury, and Global Travel Retail.

Before moving in-house in 2013, Jordi spent nearly 10 years in tax advisory at a Big Four firm, including three years in Hong Kong and two years in Shanghai serving French clients investing in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) as well as Asian clients investing in France or Africa. Earlier still, he spent three years with the same firm in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, playing a key role in setting up and developing its practice there. The Equatorial Guinea office became the second biggest Big Four firm in the country by revenue in just two years.

Recognition and involvement

Jordi was Chairman of the Tax Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Singapore from 2019 to 2022, and previously lectured regularly on international tax at the Master's Degree in International Business Law programme at the Université de Montpellier in France.

He is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and was previously a member of the Tax Executives Institute (TEI) Asia Chapter. He has contributed articles to publications including Tax Notes International, International Tax Review, and Journal des Sociétés.

Education and languages

Master of Laws (LL.M.) / DESS Droit du Commerce International, University of Montpellier, France (graduated first in class).

Fluent in French (native), English, and Spanish, with limited working proficiency in Mandarin Chinese.