Malcolm Couch became Chief Financial Officer on 1 May 2013; the chief executive of the Isle of Man Treasury Department. Before becoming CFO, Malcolm was the Assessor of Income Tax of the Isle of Man for eight and a half years, and was responsible for all direct taxation and national insurance collection matters in the Island and internationally. Malcolm has experience gained in a wide range of technical and managerial roles in both the public and private sectors: Inspector of Taxes in the UK Inland Revenue; tax partner with Pannell Kerr Forster; senior consultant with Ernst & Young; and, Oil Products Tax Manager of the North Latin America and Caribbean Region of Royal Dutch Shell.