Takahiro Iijima linkedin.com/in/takahiro-iijima
■ Career history: Deputy Manager – Finance Section Controller Department, JFE Steel Corporation, Japan Deputy Manager – Accounting Section Controller Department, JFE Steel Corporation, Japan Assistant Manager – Finance Section Controller Department, JFE Steel Corporation, Japan
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BA, Economics, Tohoku University, Japan
■ Nationality: Japanese
■ Languages:
Japanese (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Executed sales of securities, worth over 150 billion Japanese yen, in two years to allocate them for investments in capital expenditures and overseas businesses. By discussing and negotiating with several securities firms, identified the best way and timing to maximise the sales price of each security, resulting in approximately 10% increase in sales over initial expectation. Managed the operations of a Dutch subsidiary which conducts business in several countries and must deal with the tax systems of each country. Led members from several departments (finance, tax, and overseas business) and developed a governance structure sufficient to receive tax benefits, resulting in more than one billion Japanese yen in benefits. Created a detailed financial model of the predicted future pig iron cost (a key cost of steel products), reflecting cost- reduction over 10 billion Japanese yen a year, in case capital investments would be implemented. Contributed to cost comparisons and forecasting, resulting in rational decision- making for investments and improving cost competitiveness of the steel works.
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