Doug Puckett

Experience

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  Darling International

  Aug 1988 - May 1990

  Tax Director

  Lead the tax function for company operating in forty states and two foreign countries; managed large case IRS audit (with no changes) and numerous state audits

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  Thomson Reuters - PPC

  Jul 1990 - Jun 2002

  Executive Editor

  Wrote and edited a twice-monthly tax update newsletter targeted to the non-Big Four tax practitioner; co-authored numerous tax publications, guides, and books through Thomson Reuters and the Checkpoint online tax research platform; taught six- and eight-hour CPE courses on various tax topics

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  TPG Global, LLC

  Jun 2002 - Sept 2013

  Global Head of Tax and Deputy CFO

  Founding member of what grew to be a 15+ member internal tax team, focusing on managing global tax risk - including U.S. and foreign tax planning and structuring, tax controversies, and treaty/substance best practices for both investment funds and internal holding company (IPO ready) structures as well as for family office of the firm's senior partners. For several years, also served as deputy CFO.

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  Helmsman Advisors LLC

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

  President

  Helmsman Advisors LLC specializes in providing strategic tax and planning advice to:• Private Equity Firms, • Hedge Funds, and • Family Offices of high net worth individuals

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  Deloitte

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2023

  National Tax Leader - Private Equity

  Senior Executive in Deloitte Tax's National Private Equity/Investment Management Practice and Private Wealth and Real Estate Practice Leader for North Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas

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  Leon Financial Network

  Jun 2023 - now

  CFO/CCO
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  Leon Capital Group

  Jun 2023 - now

  Chief Administrative Officer