RAQUEST, a German fintech and market leader in withholding tax technology solutions for financial institutions, has appointed Lourdes Bustos, former European Commission policymaker and tax specialist, to its Advisory Board. She joins an experienced panel that includes Dirk Loscher, CEO of Clearstream Europe AG, Peer Steinbrück, former German Minister of Finance, and Karl von Rohr, former Chairman of the DWS Supervisory Board.
Lourdes Bustos is a lawyer and economist specializing in international taxation and regulatory policy with extensive experience in direct and indirect tax matters. She previously served as a tax auditor within the Spanish Tax Administration, as a policymaker at the Spanish Ministry of Finance and the European Commission, where she actively participated in recent EU legislative tax initiatives such as FASTER. Bustos is a regular contributor to the specialist economic press and a frequent speaker at international tax forums. She is currently responsible for fiscal affairs at Philip Morris International.
The RAQUEST Advisory Board is an external body of financial experts that supports the company with strategic guidance, market insight, and international expansion.
“Lourdes Bustos brings a rare combination of regulatory, policy and operational tax expertise at the highest European level,” says Alexander Lerch, CEO and Co-Founder of RAQUEST. “Her extensive experience at the European Commission and in national tax administration will be highly relevant as withholding tax frameworks across Europe continue to evolve. We look forward to collaborating with her to further strengthen our regulatory guidance and ensure its effective implementation from a technical perspective.”
“I am excited about the opportunity to bring my experience in withholding tax regulatory matters to RAQUEST’s Advisory Board and to contribute to translating the evolving policy framework into practical and legally sound solutions,” comments Lourdes Bustos.
