Dr. Robert E. B. Peake is ICB?s tax expert and leads the Tax practice. For thirty years, he has advised clients doing business in the region and regional investors globalizing their activities. Dr. Peake assists in the development of tax policies and strategies, management of tax risks and maximizing return by reducing tax liabilities. He is an expert witness on hydrocarbon taxation in the Arabian Gulf.
Dr. Peake is a former Tax Partner of Ernst Young, where he established the first international tax group in Arabia and was Head of Tax and Legal for Arthur Andersen in Kuwait and Lower Gulf. He was a senior tax advisor to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and acted as an adviser to Abu Dhabi and Federal government agencies, including Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Abu Dhabi Investment Council regarding international tax, Free Trade Agreements, investment treaties and tax treaties. He was a member of the Drafting Committee of Sovereign Wealth Funds? International Working Group that concluded the ?Santiago Principles?.
With over thirty years? experience, Dr. Peake is recognized by the Euromoney Guide to the World?s Leading Tax Advisers and is a past Chairman of the UAE Branch of the International Fiscal Association.
Dr. Peake holds a Master of Arts (Hons) degree from Cambridge University (Jesus College), a Doctor of Philosophy degree from London University (School of Oriental and African Studies), and a Diploma in Business Administration from The International Management Centres. He was a fully trained Tax Inspector in the UK.