Werner Gysemans
Deputy Head of Global Tax at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
The move
MoveEtisalat → Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
TitleTax Director Etisalat group → Deputy Head of Global Tax
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcLong-term resident
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · Abu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE28.4
Total experience24.2 years
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) industryFinancial Services
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) founded1976
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Deputy Head of Global TaxJun 2015 — PresentAAbu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Tax Director Etisalat groupSep 2012 — Present
Etisalat· Abu Dhabi
- Director International corporate TaxationJan 2009 — Oct 2012
KPMG UAE· UAE
- Director International Corporate TaxationJan 2006 — Dec 2008
KPMG Australia· Sydney
- Tax managerMay 2002 — Nov 2005
KPMG Belgium· Brussels
- Supervising Senior AdviserDec 2001 — May 2002BBelgian Luxembourg Center of excelence (rep office of KPMG Belgium and KPMG Luxembourg)· New York
Education
- Catholic university LeuvenMaster's degree · Law1993 — 1995
- Georg-August-Universität GöttingenMaster's degree · Law1995 — 1996
- St jozef college turnhoutPresent
- University of BrusselsMaster of Laws (LL.M.) · Tax Law/Taxation1996 — 1997
- Faculte Universitaire Notre Dame de la PaixBachelor's degree · Law1991 — 1993