Mark Kennedy is a partner in Deloitte’s Tax Management Consulting team. He has over 20 years’ experience helping large, complex businesses address their tax compliance and reporting challenges, including consideration of operating model optimisation and the effective application of technology. Mark leads Deloitte’s tax response to the ESG agenda with a particular focus on tax governance, risk and transparency matters. To inform his approach, Mark regularly engages with key external stakeholders at a policy level, including tax authorities and the investment community. Mark has experience of working within FTSE groups in a number of inhouse roles, including Head of Tax.