Naomi Ferguson took up her position of Commissioner and Chief Executive of Inland Revenue on 21 July 2012.

Naomi is an experienced public sector executive with more than 25 years' experience working in revenue agencies in the United Kingdom (UK) and New Zealand. She has successfully delivered major transformational change projects and built effective teams to deliver results. She is currently leading Inland Revenue through a transformation programme, which is one of the largest change programmes in New Zealand at present.

Prior to coming to New Zealand, Naomi was the Director, Business Customer and Strategy at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the UK. Naomi also completed a secondment with Inland Revenue New Zealand from 2003-2006 in the Deputy Commissioner, Service Delivery role.

In 2016, Naomi won the Women of Influence Award for Public Policy.