Charles is a Partner in GNV with more than 20 years' experience providing various types of tax and customs consultation, as well assistance with corporate licenses and trade regulatory issues.
Before joining GNV, Charles spent over 12 years with Deloitte, serving as a Partner in Deloitte Southeast Asia, based in Jakarta, Indonesia (Deloitte Tax Solutions). During his service in Deloitte, Charles headed several industry/ service lines in the areas of banking and financial services, indirect taxation and customs, as well as BMO (Business Model Optimization – supply chain rationalization) projects. As part of the firm’s development initiative, Charles was also the tax learning leader in Deloitte. His previous experience as an external auditor in several Big 4 firms gave him relevant knowledge in the financial accounting area to lead the team on IFRS tax-related matters in Deloitte. Charles also served the largest chemical and petroleum company in Indonesia as part of the commercial team for some years, allowing him to gain sales, marketing and operational experience in real-sector business and supply chain management.
As a tax advisor, Charles has extensive experience in serving multinational and large national clients in a broad range of industries. Charles has been involved in various tax advisory, restructuring, merger and acquisition, and strategic planning projects, as well as regulatory audit and dispute resolution and compliance cases. His advisory roles have covered a broad range of tax issues in areas from Indonesian domestic to cross-border tax issues. Charles is a Licensed Indonesian Tax Consultant (Brevet A, B, and C levels) and a Registered Tax Court Attorney and holds a Bachelor of Finance and Accountancy degree. He is also a member of the Indonesian Tax Consultant Association.
Charles was named by the International Tax Review in World Tax 2010 and 2011 as one of the leading professionals in Indonesia. He was also recognized as one of 100 Global Leading Advisors by Finance-Monthly Bulletin in 2012. In 2019 and 2020, Charles was shortlisted as a finalist of the Asia Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the year, conducted by the International Tax Review. The International Tax Review has also awarded Charles the leading professional recognition in 2021 for transfer pricing work, as a Highly Regarded Practitioner in Indonesia.
