Wolffe-O’Neal sworn in as newest Integrity Commission member

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Wolffe-O’Neal sworn in as newest Integrity Commission member

Mrs. Gillian Wolffe-O’Neal was on Tuesday 10th September 2024, sworn-in as a Member of the Integrity Commission before Her Excellency Christine Carla Kangaloo ORTT, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Mrs. Gillian Wolffe-O’Neil is an expert in the area of the applicability and understanding of tax in relation to the tax laws of Trinidad and Tobago and of the Republic of Guyana.

Mrs Wolffe-O’Neil obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the West Indies in 1986 and a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School. She was admitted to the practice of law in Trinidad and Tobago in 1989 and in 2017 in Guyana. Mrs Wolffe-O’Neil also holds a Post Graduate Advanced Diploma in Public Law and International Law from The UWI.

Mrs Wolffe-O’Neil served nine years in the Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Division, following which, she became a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she provided tax advisory services for clients in various sectors. She became the senior attorney-at-law at Atlantic LNG Company in 2006 and later moved to KPMG Trinidad and Tobago where she served as Director of Tax.

In 2024, Mrs. Wolffe-O’Neil acted as a consultant in tax training to professionals in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. Mrs. Wolffe-O’Neil has also demonstrated a strong interest in counseling and mentoring young people in her community.

After taking her Oath of Office, Mrs Wolffe-O’Neal was presented with her Instrument of Appointment by Her Excellency who congratulated her and wished her every success in her new role.