Naomi Ferguson
Commissioner and Chief Executive | Kaikōmihana O Te Tari Taake
Naomi has been our Commissioner since July 2012. She has more than 30 years’ experience in revenue agency management both in New Zealand and the UK, with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. She has also worked for Inland Revenue in Northern Ireland and in the UK banking industry.
Sharon Thompson
Deputy Commissioner, Community and Compliance Services - Individuals | Kaikōmihana Tuarua, Ratonga Kiritaki me te Tautukunga - Takitahi
Sharon joined Inland Revenue in July 2017 and brings a depth of experience in leading change, building employee engagement and improving services for customers in the financial services industry.
Cath Atkins
Deputy Commissioner, Community and Compliance Services - Business | Kaikōmihana Tuarua, Ratonga Kiritaki me te Tautukunga - Pakihi
Cath has over 25 years of experience in the public sector. Before joining us in 2017, she was Deputy Secretary, Macroeconomics and Growth at the New Zealand Treasury.
Mike Cunnington
Deputy Commissioner, Information and Intelligence Services | Kaikōmihana Tuarua, Ratonga Pārongo me te Mōhiotanga
Mike joined Inland Revenue in July 2013 and leads the work on our approach to compliance, customer strategies and our digital, data analytics and marketing capabilities. He’s led customer-centric change in a range of organisations and held senior marketing positions in both New Zealand and the UK.
Michelle Redington
Chief Tax Counsel | Rōia Tāke Matua
Michelle has been our Chief Tax Counsel since March 2021. She has more than 20 years’ professional taxation experience, including a range of senior leadership roles, primarily in the private sector.
David Carrigan
Deputy Commissioner, Policy and Regulatory Stewardship | Kaikōmihana Tuarua, Kaupapa me te Tiaki Waeture
David has held a number of tax policy positions at Inland Revenue since joining us in 1996. He’s led a number of reforms, most recently the policy work to support our business transformation.
Greg James
Deputy Commissioner, Transformation | Kaikōmihana Tuarua, Huringa
Greg joined Inland Revenue in June 2013, bringing a wealth of experience in transformation and change, and having successfully led a number of large-scale programmes.
Mary Craig
Deputy Commissioner, Enterprise Design and Integrity | Kaikōmihana Tuarua, Hinonga Hoahoa me te Tika
Mary has had an extensive and varied career with us, which has included leading our cross-organisation programme for organisation design, embedding new ways of working, and leading and governing the transformed Inland Revenue.
Gary Baird
Deputy Commissioner, Enterprise Services | Kaikōmihana Tuarua, Ratonga Hinonga
Gary joined Inland Revenue in April 2016, having held executive positions at ANZ and DHL. He’s led large and complex technology environments and has significant experience leading teams through transformation and integration projects.
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