CV Siegfried WITTWER

Siegfried WITTWER (1964, Lindau/Germany) worked after his studies at the university of appliedscience (Finance for government) and additional courses for ciminal investigators as an

Case Officer for difficult tasks at Customs Investigation in Munich (fighting subvention fraud,cigarette-weapon-drugs smuggling, organised crime) (1989 – 2004),

national expert in the “Task Group Cigarettes” seconded to the European Commission (Anti-fraud Office OLAF) (2004 – 2008),

Temporary Agent in the European Commission (Anti-fraud Office OLAF) in the “Task ForceCigarettes” (2008 – 2012),

Head of Unit – Division 600 (excise taxes) – at the Customs Investigation Office of Munich(2012-2016),

Customs Liaison Officer at the German Embassy in Rom for Italy, Grecce and Republic ofCyprus (2016 - ….)

Main Activities:

(1989--2004)

Leading Case Officer for numerous other Investigations concerning firearms and Class ADrugs smuggling

Leading Case Officer of cases concerning false stamps ALGECIRAS/PORTO/MADRID withan estimated revenue loss of approximately 1,000,000,000 Euro from cigarette smuggling withconnections in Switzerland targeting the black markets in Spain and Italy.

Leading Case Officer on Operation “SCHMALZ“, concerning a revenue loss ofapproximately 2,000,000 Euro due to cigarette smuggling from Lithuania targeting theGerman black market which was run by the Russian Mafia.

Leading Case Officer on Operation „CORNET“, concerning a revenue loss of approximately25,000,000 Euro due to cigarette smuggling from Latvia targeting the UK black market, whichwas run by the Italian Mafia.

Leading Case Officer on Operation “LOLLYPOP“, concerning a revenue loss ofapproximately 15,000,000 Euro due to cigarette smuggling from Poland and Russia targetingthe UK black market; which was run by the Polish / Russian Mafia

(2004-2012)

To coordinate and support investigations into major international cigarette fraud cases To undertake and lead international missions To present the office during international meetings or conferences and/or to give presentations To obtain information about international cigarette smuggling and to analyses it for

intelligence reports To establish and maintain contact with the relevant services in the Member States in relation

to the fight against the illicit trade in tobacco products To participate in a working group with officials from EUROJUST, EUROPOL, INTERPOL

and WCO in preparing a report concerning “illegal cigarette production”

(2012--2016)

To manage 53 Customs Investigators (located in Munich, Weiden and Nürnberg) To support several working groups on the field of excise taxes To undertake international missions to support investigations To lead special actions To draft analytic reports to fight excise taxes fraud To lead investigations into organised crime if needed

(2016-)

To coordinate investigations into major international cases mainly on the field of firearms- andClass A Drugs smuggling and customs/excise taxes fraud

To support the Ministery of Finance on strategical and/or common Customs matter

Pashupati Nath Pandey is a Senior Technical Officer with the Facilitation and Compliance Directorate of the World Customs Organization. He is currently working in the area of the SAFE Framework of Standards, Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) and Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA), Digital Customs, E-Commerce, Advance Passenger Information System, Postal matters, Customs-Business Partnership, Customs brokers, and Customs-Tax Cooperation. Prior to joining the WCO, during his 15 year-long career with the Indian Customs Administration and Consulate General of India, Hong Kong, Mr. Pandey occupied a number of managerial and operational posts in various domains including Customs modernization, trade facilitation, risk assessment and enforcement, and bi-lateral and multi-lateral cooperation.

PHILIP KERMODE

Philip KERMODE is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and a member of the Institute of Taxation in Ireland.

He has worked in the European Commission since 1987. Prior to joining the Commission he worked in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and then as a tax manager in Price Waterhouse, Dublin.

He has worked in different functions in the Commission's Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General and in the Commission's Anti-Fraud Service (OLAF). In November 2008 he became Director responsible for Direct Taxation, Tax Coordination, Economic Analysis and Evaluation and in October 2014 he was appointed Director of the Customs Policy, Legislation, Tariff Directorate. Since 1 February 2018 the Directorate has been called Customs and includes now also Risk Management and Security and Protection of citizens and enforcement of IPR.

GEORG ROEBLING

2015 - European Commission, Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)Head of Unit, Customs and Tobacco Anti-Fraud Policy

2014 – 2015 European Commission, Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)Deputy Head of Unit, Customs and Tobacco Anti-Fraud Policy

2009 – 2014 European Commission, Trade departmentDeputy Chief Negotiator for FTA Negotiations with Singapore

2008 – 2009 European Commission, Trade departmentCoordinator EU-Korea FTA

2005 – 2008 European Commission, Trade departmentEU Lead Negotiator for Procurement

2001 – 2005 European Commission, Competition departmentDesk officer for international competition policy

1999 – 2001 Berlin State judiciaryLegal training

1991 - 1999 Legal educationUniversities of Freiburg (D), Oxford (UK), Heidelberg (D) andBruges (B)

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Tony has a degree in microelectronics (Avans Hogeschool), a masters inmanagement (Nyenrode Business University) and has completed senior leadershipprograms at IMD Lausanne and Stanford University.