New director generals to head HMRC’s customer services and customer compliance groups
01 August 2017
Following the departures of Ruth Owen and Jennie Granger in June, two new director generals have been appointed to lead the customer services and customer compliance groups.
Angela MacDonald, currently operational excellence director in HMRC, will step up to lead the customer services group, which oversees most of HMRC’s interaction with individual taxpayers, tax credits recipients, and small and mid-sized businesses online, by phone or face-to-face.
Penny Ciniewicz, currently chief executive of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), will now return to HMRC to lead the customer compliance group, which includes compliance for all customer groups, from large businesses to individuals, as well as HMRC’s counter-avoidance and fraud investigation functions.
Melissa Tatton, currently director for individuals and small business compliance, HMRC, will step up to take over as chief executive for the VOA.
Approved by the Prime Minister, these appointments follow an extensive competition across the civil service and public and private sectors.
Chief executive, Jon Thompson, said:
“I’d like to congratulate Melissa, Penny and Angela on their appointments, and am delighted to welcome them to HMRC’s Executive Committee. They bring a wealth of capability, leadership and experience with them, and will have vital roles to play in helping build our future and achieve our vision of becoming a world-class organisation.”