Steve Towers is a senior international tax advisor, with over 30 years of experience in international tax planning for multinational corporations (MNCs). Steve has worked in Sydney, Melbourne, London, New York, and Singapore. He has substantial experience in advising MNCs on corporate structuring and restructuring, real estate investment structuring, mergers and acquisitions, hybrid instruments, transfer pricing, use of double tax treaties, permanent establishment issues, and tax aspects of supply chain planning. A large part of his current practice involves the leadership of Asia Pacific regional tax projects. Steve is a frequent public speaker on international tax issues affecting investment within Asia Pacific. He has been listed (since 1997) in the current edition of “The World’s Leading Tax Advisors” (Euromoney). Currently, he is also listed therein as one of Singapore’s leading tax advisers. Steve is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Tax Academy of Singapore. He is currently an Adjunct Professor with Nanyang Technological University. He is a former Chairman, and is currently a member of the Executive Committee, of the International Fiscal Association (Singapore branch). Steve has Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the Australian National University, and a Master of Laws (first class honours) degree from the University of Sydney.