Fred Guerra Email Address

Vice President of Finance

Takasago International Corporation is a world leader in the flavour and fragrance industry. Founded in Japan in 1920, Takasago has developed flavours and fragrances for some of the world's most successful food, beverage, fine fragrance, household and personal care products. Takasago is the only Asia-based global flavour and fragrance company specialising in nature-identical and asymmetric molecules using unique chiral technologies.

I am a hands-on senior financial executive with extensive accounting, finance and managerial experience with major European and Japanese multinational manufacturing and distribution companies. Over the years I have developed proven skills in controllership, shared services, consolidated financial statements, IFRS, budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, fraud prevention, remediation of Non-GAAP practices, control deficiency remediation, SOX implementation, financial systems development, cost controls, productivity improvement, process improvement, post-merger integration, acquisition due diligence, insurance and post-retirement benefits. I excel in situations where companies need to turnaround under-performing Accounting & Finance functions through strengthening controls, implementing best practices, automating processes, leveraging ERP systems and staff development. I can help bring order to chaos.