Organisation

CATA currently has a membership of 48 Commonwealth countries, making it the largest international organisation of tax administrators in the world in terms of membership.
HEAD OFFICE
Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HX .
OFFICE BEARERS
President	Mr M. S. Lal (Mauritius)
Chairman	Mr Lloyd Muhara (Malawi)
Vice Chairman	Mr Peter Steeds (UK)
Executive Director	Mr Tutu Bakwena (Botswana)

REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Asian Region	Ms Ruedah Karim	Malaysia
Canada & Caribbean Region	Ms Yannick Côté	Canada
European Region	Mr Randolph Aquilina	Malta
Northern African Region	Mr Chris Onyegbule	Nigeria
Southern African Region	Mr Setsoto Ranthoca	Lesotho
Pacific Region	Mr Brendan Shannon	Australia

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The Management of the business of the Association vests in a Management Committee consisting of elected members from fourteen countries, including a Chairman and Vice Chairman. At the Eleventh General Meeting held in Malawi in September 2009, the following members were elected to serve on the Management Committee: Australia, Nigeria, Canada, Malaysia, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, Malawi, Kenya, Barbados, The Gambia, Malta and the United Kingdom.
GENERAL MEETINGS
Under the Constitution, a General Meeting is required to be held every three years. The affairs of the Association are governed by the General Meeting. Eleven General Meetings have so far been held: 1979 (Singapore), 1982 (Australia), 1985 (New Zealand), 1988 (Malawi), 1991 (Papua New Guinea), 1994 (Tanzania), 1997 (Samoa), 2000 (India), 2003 (Malaysia), 2006 (Mauritius) and 2009 (Malawi).
CATA SECRETARIAT
CATA Secretariat is located in London in one of the Commonwealth Secretariat offices. Though CATA is organisationally independent, it relies on the Commonwealth Secretariat for the provision of accommodation and a number of administrative services for its day to day operations.

COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES & CORRESPONDENTS
Under Article 5 of the Constitution of CATA, every member country is required to appoint a Country Representative for CATA duly approved by the Finance Minister or other appropriate authority. The Country Representative is the contact person for CATA for his country in respect of all important policy matters. Under Article 5A of the Constitution of CATA, every Country Representative of CATA is required to notify the name of his Country Correspondent to the Secretariat in London for promoting communication between the Secretariat and members, for the supply of regulated information for various purposes and for stimulating greater participation at middle management level.
REPRESENTATIVE & CORRESPONDENT'S DIRECTORY
A complete listing of worldwide organisational contacts, sorted alphabetically (by country).
COUNTRY	REPRESENTATIVE	CORRESPONDENT

AUSTRALIA	Mr John Box Senior Assistant Commissioner ATO London	Mr Brendan Shannon Acting Senior Director, International Relations, ATO Canberra
BAHAMAS	Mr Franklyn Kemp Comptroller of Inland Revenue Nassau	Mr Franklyn Kemp
BANGLADESH	Mr Kazi Aslam Hossain, Member, (Tax Administration & Management) Dhaka	Mr Aminur Rahman First Secretary, National Board of Revenue Dhaka
BARBADOS	Mr Frank Forde Office of Commissioner of Inland Revenue Bridgetown	Mr Ricardo Mapp Assistant Commissioner Bridgetown
BELIZE	Mr Kent Clare Commissioner of Income Tax Belize City	t.b.a Assessor of Income Tax Income Tax Department Belize City
BOTSWANA	Mr Keneilwe Robert Morris, Commissioner General Botswana Unified Revenue Service Gaborone	Ms Bontle Ruth Lesedi, Revenue Manager, International Relations Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Gaborone
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	Mr Hj Hisham bin Hj Mohd Hanifah Acting Director Ministry of Finance Bandar Seri Begawan	Ms Mei Hui Yung, Senior Manager, Revenue Section Ministry of Finance Bandar Seri Begawan
CAMEROON	Mr John Kinyuy, Inspector of Taxes (Legislation, Disputes and International Fiscal Relations Division) International Fiscal Relations Directorate General of Taxation, Yaounde	Mr Joseph Awunti Tanyi-Mbianyor Inspector of Taxes International Fiscal Relations Directorate General of Taxation, Yaounde
CANADA	Mr Peter Estey Assistant Commissioner, Atlantic Region, Canada Revenue Agency Halifax, Nova Scotia	Ms Yannick Côté, International Relations Advisor, International Relations Office, Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa
CYPRUS	Mr George Poufos Director of Inland Revenue Nicosia	Ms Athina Stephanou Senior Principal Assessor Inland Revenue Department Nicosia
FIJI	Mr Tevita Banuve Chief Executive Officer Inland Revenue Division Suva	Mr Madhu Sudhan Deputy Director General Inland Revenue Suva
THE GAMBIA	Mr Bakary K. Sanyang Commissioner of Domestic Taxes Banjul	Mr Louis Gillen Tax Manager Banjul
GHANA	Mr George Vincent Blankson, Commissioner General, Internal Revenue Service Accra	Mr Yaw Opoku Head International Relations Unit Internal Revenue Service Accra
GRENADA	Mr Melville Hosten Comptroller of Inland Revenue St Georges	Ms Pauline Peters Inland Revenue St Georges
GUYANA	Mr K Sattaur Commissioner of Inland Revenue Georgetown	Ms B F Hussein Assistant Commissioner Georgetown
INDIA	Shri Sunil Gupta Joint Secretary (TPL-II), Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi	Shri Ashish Kumar, Director (TPL-I), Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi
JAMAICA	Mrs Viralee Latibeaudere Commisioner General, Tax Administration Jamaica, Head Office, PCJ Building (4^th Floor), 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10	Miss Meris Haughton Director Communications, Tax Administration Jamaica, Head Office, PCJ Building (4^th Floor), 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10
KENYA	Mr MG Waweru Commissioner General KRA Nairobi	Mr Benson Korongo Deputy Commissioner Nairobi
KIRIBATI	Taake Taecy Cama, Acting Commissioner of Taxes Tarawa	Mr Anginteiti Atanbwebwe Inspector of Taxes Taxation Division Bairiki Tarawa
LESOTHO	Mr Nthako Sekome Commissioner of Income Tax Maseru	Mr Setsoto Ranthoca Assistant Commissioner, Tax Technical, Income Tax Division Department of Income Tax Maseru
MALAWI	Mr Lloyd Muhara Commissioner General Malawi Revenue Authority Blantyre	Mr William Chagona Malawi Revenue Authority Blantyre
MALAYSIA	Dato’ Dr. Mohd Shukor Mahfar, Chief Executive Officer/Director General of Inland Revenue, Kuala Lumpur	Mdm Ruedah Karim,Principal Assistant Director, International Tax Division, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
MALDIVES	Mr. Yazeed Mohamed Commissioner General of Taxation Maldives Inland Revenue Authority	Mr. Hassan Zareer Deputy Commissioner General of Taxation Maldives Inland Revenue Authority
MALTA	Mr Carmel Conti Commissioner of Inland Revenue Floriana CMR 02	Mr Patrick Mifsud, Assistant Director (Technical) Inland Revenue Department Floriana CMR 02
MAURITIUS	Mr Mustapha Mosafeer Director Large Taxpayers Department MRA, Port Louis	Mrs Vaydavadee Ramdin Section Head MRA Port Louis
NAMIBIA	Mr Justus Mwafongwe, Director, Inland Revenue Windhoek	Mr Kavazeua Handura-Matundu Chief Taxation Officer Inland Revenue Windhoek
NEW ZEALAND	Mr Robert Russell Commissioner Inland Revenue Wellington	Ms Tracey Davies Advisor to Carolyn Tremain (Deputy Commissioner) Service Delivery Whakarato, Ratonga
NIGERIA	Ms Ifueko Omoigui Executive Chairman Federal Inland Revenue Service Abuja	Mr Malik Tukur Assistant Director Federal Inland Revenue Service, Abuja
PAKISTAN	Mr Khawar Khurshid Butt Member (Direct Taxes Policy) Federal Board of Revenue Islamabad	Mr Shahid Hussain Asad Federal Board of Revenue Islamabad
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	Ms Betty Palaso Commissioner General Internal Revenue Commission Port Moresby	Ms Nancy Oraka Acting Director International & Public Relations Division Internal Revenue Commission Port Moresby
RWANDA	Mr Richard Tusabe, Deputy Commissioner General & Commissioner for Customs Services	t.b.a
SAINT KITTS	Mrs Beverley Williams Comptroller of Inland Revenue Basseterre	Mrs Beverley Williams Comptroller of Inland Revenue Basseterre
SAINT LUCIA	Mr James Charles Comptroller of Inland Revenue Castries	Mrs Lesley Ann Modeste Inland Revenue Department Castries
SAMOA	Ms Pitolau Lusia Sefo Leau Chief Executive Officer Ministry for Revenue	Ms Auelua Apoiliu Warren Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue Department, Apia
SEYCHELLES	Ms Jennifer Morel, Revenue Commissioner	t.b.a
SIERRA LEONE	Mr Julius T Baun Deputy Commissioner of Taxes Freetown
SINGAPORE	Mr Moses, Lee Commissioner of Inland Revenue Singapore 307987	Ms Vicky Ang Hwee Keng Senior Corporate Planning Officer Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, 307987
SOLOMON ISLANDS	Mr Andrew Minto Commissioner of Inland Revenue Honiara	Mr Andrew Minto
SOUTH AFRICA	Mrs Varsha Singh Senior Manager, International Relations South African Revenue Service Pretoria	Mr Johan George Fourie International Relations Office South African Revenue Service Pretoria
SRI LANKA	Mr K M B Kandegedara, Commissioner General Dept. of Inland Revenue Colombo	Ms Dhammika Gunatilaka Deputy Commissioner Department of Inland Revenue Colombo
SWAZILAND	Mr D E Masilela Commissioner General, Mbabane	Mr Vusi Dlamini, Public Relations Manager
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA	Mr Harry M Kitilliya Commissioner General Tanzania Revenue Authority Dar Es Salaam	Mr Protas H MManda Director Taxpayer Education Tanzania Revenue Authority Dar Es Salaam
TONGA	Ms ‘Akanesi Taufa, Acting Commissioner of Revenue Nuku'alofa	Mr Lata Silatolu Filise Assistant Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue Department Nuku'alofa
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Ms Deokie Hosein Commissioner of Inland Revenue Port of Spain	Mr Rupert Gooding Director of Revenue Training Port of Spain
TUVALU	Mrs Sania Teisini Director Inland Revenue Division Funafuti	Mrs Sania Teisini
UGANDA	Mr Moses J Kajubi Commissioner, Domestic Tax Department Uganda Revenue Authority Kampala	Mr John Sseggane Assistant Commissioner, Arrears and Objection Management Uganda Revenue Authority Kampala
THE UNITED KINGDOM	Mr Peter Steeds, Customer Relationship Manager, Chemicals, Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Sector, Large Business Service, HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ	Mr Neil Nagle Tax Treaty Team, Business International, HM Revenue & Customs 100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ
ZAMBIA	Mr Wisdom Nhekairo Commissioner of Direct Taxes Direct Taxes Office Lusaka	Mr Richard Kapansa Tax Inspector Zambia Revenue Authority Lusaka

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