Exxon delegate faces eviction from global tax transparency group

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti) will look into a complaint that Matthew Gobush, a government relations executive at Exxon and its representative at Eiti’s board, lobbied against the very standards the organisation defends, people familiar with the matter said, declining to be named because the procedure is confidentiall

HOUSTON: An influential group that sets widely followed tax-reporting standards for major commodities suppliers in 55 countries will meet privately today to discuss removing an Exxon Mobil Corp representative from its board.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti) will look into a complaint that Matthew Gobush, a government relations executive at Exxon and its representative at Eiti’s board, lobbied against the very standards the organisation defends, people familiar with the matter said, declining to be named because the procedure is confidential.