Our Team

PwC Customs and International Trade Leader
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Jean Delaney

Jean is the leader of our Customs, Excise and International Trade practice in Ireland which provides advice on customs and excise duties, related regulatory requirements and export controls.

Jean is tax partner on an impressive portfolio of leading Irish and multinational companies. She has extensive experience in advising on the corporate and indirect tax implications of operating internationally, in particular specialising in the tax efficient structuring of supply chains.

Senior Consultant
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Damian McCarthy

Damian has over 30 years experience in advising companies on customs, excise and trade (including export controls) issues. He is a former PwC partner, having led PwC Ireland’s Customs and Trade practice for the last 25 years.

He has carried out extensive consultancy assignments for a wide range of national and multinational clients and has led various cross-border and pan- European initiatives aimed at reducing companies’ duty costs, minimising their risks and enhancing market access for their products. He has successfully pursued clients’ interests in both national courts and before the European Court of Justice.

He is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Customs and Trade Regulations and a member of IBEC’s Trade Council, which he represents on the Revenue Commissioners’ Customs Consultative Committee.

Prior to joining PwC, Damian worked with the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

Director
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Anne Williams

Anne has over 13 years experience with PwC, having advised companies across a broad range of customs, excise and trade issues. Prior to joining PwC, Anne worked with both the EU Commission and the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

While Anne’s specialism is tariff classification, she also has significant experience in duty planning, supply chain restructuring, customs compliance and audits, duty reliefs, export controls, customs appeals (at national and European level) and lobbying of national and international bodies.

Anne’s portfolio of clients includes those in the food, agricultural, pharma and high technology sectors.

Anne is also a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Customs and Trade Regulations.

Manager
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John O'Loughlin

John is a Manager who joined PwC Dublin in 2006. He holds a Degree in Business Studies and is an Associate of the Institute of Taxation Ireland (AITI). He specialises in all aspects of compliance, supply chain restructuring and Export Controls on dual use goods including national, EU and US re-export legislative requirements and has been actively developing our export control offering in Ireland (and globally).

John has significant experience in the development of processes and procedures relating to customs and Export Control compliance requirements including their interaction with SAP, Oracle and specialised Export Control Management Systems.

He has provided extensive export control consultancy support to a wide range of multinational corporations. This has involved detailed reviews of relevant EU and national export control legislation including advice on the licensable status of tangible and intangible items (including technology exchange under R&D projects). He has also assisted multinationals with voluntary disclosures including representations to the relevant national authorities on such matters.

He has developed and delivered training and proficiency programmes to cover all relevant areas of Export Control.

In addition, he also provides hands-on trade analysis, tariff classification, customs compliance, logistics and supply chain support to companies in the healthcare, pharma, aerospace, technology, defence, high-tech and food and beverage industries.

Manager

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Paul Rodgers

Paul is a manager in the PwC Customs & International Trade group, which he joined in 2003.

Paul’s background is in law, specifically in international trade law, and he has extensive experience dealing in all aspects of customs and excise. He specialises in the legal analysis and interpretation of EU and Irish customs and excise legislation and of judicial decisions relating to customs and excise (particularly from the European Court of Justice).

Paul’s portfolio of clients includes a number of multi-national companies in the drinks, pharmaceutical and high-tech sectors, for which he provides practical operational advice in relation to the complex elements of the customs and/or excise supply chain. He has also had hands-on supply chain experience by virtue of a 3 month secondment to a large tobacco manufacturer.

Paul is an associate of the Irish Taxation Institute (AITI) and is a regular attendee at the Irish Customs Consultative Committee.