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Norman B. Richter was appointed vice president taxes and general tax counsel for Textron in June of 2000. He is responsible for overseeing Textron's worldwide tax function and is a member of Textron's Finance Council. Richter joined Textron in 1995 as director of tax planning & senior tax counsel and in 1998, he was appointed assistant treasurer, international.
Prior to joining Textron, Richter worked in all three branches of the Federal government in various tax policy roles. He served as international tax counsel and deputy international tax counsel in the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. from 1993 to 1995. He was majority tax counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance from 1987 to 1992. From 1983 to 1984, Richter served as law clerk to Judge Arthur Nims III of the U.S. Tax Court. In addition, Richter was a tax attorney with the Steptoe & Johnson law firm in Washington, D.C. from 1984 to 1987.
He graduated cum laude from both Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is vice chair of Manufacturer’s Alliance Tax Council I, past chair of the Conference Board Council of Tax Executives, and a member of the NAM Tax Advisory Board and the Financial Executives International’s Committee on Taxation. He is a graduate of the Textron Global Leadership Forum program at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and a certified Six Sigma green belt. Richter is past Chair of the Board of the French American School of Rhode Island, served on the Board of the Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, and is a graduate of the Leadership Rhode Island program.
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