WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) is pleased to announce that the Hon. Dave Camp, former Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in the U.S. House of Representatives, has become Co-Chairman of ITIC’s Board of Directors, succeeding Amb. Thomas Pickering, former U.S. Under Secretary of State and Ambassador to the United Nations.

Chairman Camp brings to ITIC an extensive tax policy background and valuable insight on the global business environment. His role with ITIC will allow him to pursue his strong interest in international tax and trade issues and offer his perspective on complex tax policies in transition economies around the world.

Amb. Pickering, who steps down after 17 years as Co-Chairman of ITIC, remarked that, “I am delighted that a leader of Dave Camp’s caliber will assume this role and help lead ITIC to continued success.”

As Chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, Camp was a leader on tax policy, international trade, and fiscal policy issues. Camp is currently a Senior Policy Advisor in the Washington National Tax Services practice of PwC. On becoming Co-Chairman of ITIC, Camp commented, “I look forward to sharing my tax policy experience and insights with interested stakeholders around the world -- there is so much to be done, and many lives can be improved through international economic cooperation.”

Founded in 1993, ITIC is a Washington-based nonprofit research and educational organization promoting tax reform and public-private efforts to improve the investment climate in transition and developing economies. ITIC works closely with ministries of finance and tax authorities in 85 countries, and with international and regional financial institutions engaged in tax policy and tax administration issues.