Griff Thomas
Griff Thomas
Director
Overview
Property Tax Director with over 25 years of property tax experience in ad valorem taxation. Expertise in complex industrial property valuation and tax minimization with extensive experience in both corporate and consultant representation. Unique perspective of processes, cross-functional and system dependencies that allow substantial tax reduction solutions while streamlining processes, managing implementations, and achieving clear internal reporting.
Experience
- Former Partner at Industrial Valuation Services. His clients included companies in the chemical manufacturing, midstream, complex industrial and oil & gas industries.
- Former Director of Tax Operations at Baker Hughes. Managed all aspects of the property tax function. Managed the additional functions for the Baker Hughes global tax department, including process improvement, project management and tax technology functions.
- Former Senior Consultant at Price Waterhouse and, previously, Deloitte & Touche.
Education
- Texas A&M University, M.B.A., Land Economics and Real Estate
- Texas A&M University, B.S. Economics and Finance
Licenses and Certifications
- Institute for Professionals in Taxation - CMI Designation
- Licensed Senior Property Tax Consultant - State of Texas
- Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt Certification
Presentations
- IPT Annual Conference, "What Companies want from a Consultant"
- ACT Annual Conference, "Baker Hughes Tax Transformation"
- Synergy Annual Conference, "Tax Automation at Baker Hughes"