By Paul Hammel
LINCOLN — A University of Nebraska at Omaha administrator and former banker has been tapped to fill the long-vacant post of State Tax Commissioner.
Jim Kamm, who now serves as the assistant vice chancellor for business and finance at UNO, was named by Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday to head the Nebraska Department of Revenue.
Kamm will assume the post Sept. 5. The job has been filled by an interim director since December, when then State Tax Commissioner Tony Fulton resigned to return to the private sector.
Pillen, in a press release, cited Kamm’s past leadership roles at First Westroads Bank, TierOne and First National Bank of Omaha, as well as his work at UNO.
Scott Moore, a former state senator and Nebraska secretary of state, who is now an executive at Union Pacific Railroad, said Kamm’s long history in state business and higher education that make him an “outstanding choice.”
The Department of Revenue collects state taxes and administers state tax policies, including business incentives and property tax credits. It also runs the state lottery.
Deputy Tax Commissioner Glen White has served as interim tax commissioner since December.