Paul O'Connor of Millipore installed as TEI's 62nd president at 2010 annual meeting of members.

Paul O'Connor of TEI's New England Chapter, was installed as the 62nd President of Tax Executives Institute (TEI) at the Institute's 2010 Annual Meeting of Members in Colorado Springs on August 10. The meeting marked the end of the term of Neil D. Traubenberg of the Denver Chapter.

Mr. O'Connor is Vice President, Taxes for Millipore Corporation in Billerica, Massachusetts. (Millipore is a subsidiary of Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany.) A member for more than 25 years, Mr. O'Connor previously held several important positions in TEI's leadership, most recently as Senior Vice President and chair of the Continuing Education Committee. He has been a member of TEI's Executive Committee and was a Regional Vice President in 2000-2001. He has also chaired TEI's IRS Administrative Affairs Committee and is a former member of TEI's State and Local Tax and Nominating Committees. In 2007, he became Treasurer of the Institute. Mr. O'Connor served as President of the New England Chapter in 1996-1997 and was the Chapter's representative to TEI's Board of Directors in 2005-2007. He holds a B.S. degree from Boston College, a J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School, and an LL.M. degree from Boston University School of Law.

At the Board of Directors meeting immediately following the annual meeting, Mr. O'Connor presented, and the Board endorsed, TEI's goals for the year. Mr. O'Connor explained that the overarching theme of his term would be TEI 2011--Join Us, Grow with Us: Educating, Advocating, and Serving the In-House Tax Community. Mr. O'Connor grouped the Institute's goals into four broad categories:

* Educating: TEI will continue to offer educational programs, both locally and at the Institute level, that enable members at all experience levels to better serve their companies by enhancing not only their technical knowledge, but also their ability to advise business units and management and to represent their companies in dealings with government authorities and other external forums.

* Advocating: TEI will continue to represent the business tax community before governmental authorities, expanding its influence and effectiveness by means of testimony on proposed legislation; amicus briefs; comments on rulings, regulations, and administrative procedures; participation in liaison meetings and other forums; and interaction with non-governmental audiences on tax policy and...