Meet the Author

Chris Hall
Chris Hall joined Vertex’s Chief Strategy Office as Senior Tax Officer in September 2024 and is focused on Global Taxes and Compliance. Prior to Vertex, Chris served as Managing Director for Global Indirect Tax Strategy at Ford Motor Company from 2017, and served in multiple leadership roles in North America and Europe since joining Ford in 2001. Between 1988 and 2001, Chris worked for General Electric Company, running GE’s shared services tax organization in his last role there. Chris has been responsible for all aspects of Indirect Tax including compliance, audits, controversy, planning, legislation and leading systems automation projects for centralized tax determination and reporting processes using Vertex and other platforms. Chris holds a B.S. in Finance from Florida Tech and an MBA from University of South Florida, is a Certified Member of the Institute or Professionals in Taxation (IPT) and was a Certified Management Accountant and a member in good standing with the Institute of Management Accountants from 1993 to 2013.