Louise Somers

Global Head of Reporting Services, Walkers Corporate Limted

Louise is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Consultant and Global Head of Reporting Services for Walkers Corporate Limited in the Cayman Islands where she provides assistance on all tax related reporting for Cayman Islands entities. This includes economic substance, CRS, FATCA and CbCR.

Prior to joining the private sector in the Cayman Islands, Louise was the head of compliance with the Department for International Tax Cooperation in the Cayman Islands Government. There, she had responsibility for compliance functions across all tax information reporting and exchange mechanisms, and for ensuring their effectiveness in line with international standards. She also managed and administered the legal framework for economic substance requirements, including the conduct of assessments and reviews. A key part of her role was engagement with the international standard setting and review bodies on tax matters.

Prior to joining the Government, she worked as a tax adviser for over ten years in two of the Big 4 accountancy firms.

She has a BA in law and accounting from the University of Limerick and is a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants.