Tauriga Sciences, Inc. Appoints Matthew A. Shaw as Member of Its Corporate Advisory Board

NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – Tauriga Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: TAUG) (“Tauriga” or the “Company”), a New York based diversified Life Sciences Company, today announced that it has appointed Mr. Matthew A. Shaw to its Corporate Advisory Board.  Currently, Matthew A. Shaw serves as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions/Tax (“M&A Tax”) for the U.S. businesses of Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company.

In joining Tauriga’s Corporate Advisory Board, his main focus will be to help the Company in a general strategic advisory role in evaluating opportunities to grow revenue and expand market opportunities.  Mr. Matthew A. Shaw is the brother of our Company’s CEO, whose valuable business acumen should serve the Company well in his capacity as an advisor.

Personal Bio – Mr. Matthew A. Shaw

Matthew A. Shaw, J.D., LL.M., draws upon nearly fifteen years of experience providing strategic solutions to multi-billion-dollar corporate tax issues for Fortune 100 companies. Mr. Shaw obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, and law degree from William and Mary School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the William & Mary Law Review.  Thereafter he graduated, with distinction, from The Georgetown University Law Center, earning a Master of Laws in Taxation.  Mr. Shaw served as an advisor in the M&A Tax group of KPMG’s Washington National Tax Office for over a decade, where his practice focused on acquisitions and divestitures, including many multi-billion-dollar public spin-off transactions, internal restructuring transactions, debt and equity offerings, loss monetization transactions, and consolidated return matters.  Mr. Shaw left KPMG as a Managing Director in 2018 to join Nestlé USA, where he currently serves as Head of M&A Tax and Assistant General Tax Counsel.  While at Nestlé, he has overseen the tax aspects of more than $30 billion of acquisitions and divestitures, including due diligence, structuring, funding, legal documents, and integration.  He speaks in professional forums such as the D.C. Bar and Tax Executives Institute, and has published several articles, including in The Journal of Corporate Taxation, and in the BNA Daily Tax Report. Outside of professional activities, Matt is an avid chess fan and carries a master level rating (albeit provisional) at the USCF.