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Alain Berlier

Group Tax Director

METALOR TECHNOLOGIES
Switzerland

Corporation - Privately-Held

Professional Summary

Leading International Tax Executive In a complex and changing global business environment, I offer superior tax expertise in an international context that reduces risks and delivers bottom-line results in the area of a.o. tax due diligence for acquisitions, company reorganisations and acquisitions, tax support for treasury and financing operations, design of a robust corporate tax governance framework, analysis of the key value drivers of your organisation to set and document intellectual property and transfer pricing policies, tax litigation. Respected thought leadership and strong professional network in international arena. As Chair of the Transfer Pricing Committee (EMEA Chapter) of the Tax Executives Institute since 2008, I have been instrumental in the TEI advocacy on the revision of the OECD transfer pricing guidelines. I have spearheaded international tax strategy and major change initiatives in Belgium and Switzerland for worldwide multinational organisations a.o. SGS, Du Pont de Nemours, Lexmark, Givaudan and currently Metalor Technologies. Some notable highlights of my experience include: • In greenfield tax roles, built up global tax models and policies aligned on business reality, drove down effective tax rates significantly, and secured positive advance pricing agreements and full audit compliance, with zero business disruption. • Dramatically reduced tax exposure through redesign of systems and processes across 4 continents.

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Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Dutch

Industry Experience

    • Trading - Precious Metal industry

Experience

METALOR TECHNOLOGIES
Switzerland
Group Tax Director
Corporation - Privately-Held
2012 - Present
Metalor Technologies is an international Swiss-based group, with subsidiaries on 4 continents. It is a leading participant in the field of precious metals and advanced materials. The Group is currently held by private equity shareholders.

Revamp the whole tax planning and risk management of the Group.
GIVAUDAN
Switzerland
Group Head of Tax
Corporation - Publicly-Held
2008 - 2012
• Following a large acquisition doubling the size of the Group, significantly reduced Group’s effective tax rate over 4-year period.
• Revamped the entire transfer pricing model and intellectual property policy, achieving optimal integration with SAP implementation, full audit compliance, and no disruption of business operations.
• Created and developed first professional tax team and elevated tax leadership within corporate community.
LEXMARK
Switzerland
Tax Director, EMEA
Corporation - Publicly-Held
2004 - 2008
Lexmark (a key player in the printing industry) is a Fortune 500 Company with US$ 2.5 billion sales in EMEA and Asia.

• With team of 4, managed and strenghtened a Swiss Principal model achieving substantial reduction in tax exposure of international commissionaire system across EMEA, Latin America, and Asia through close operational involvement with all business players.
• Crafted new central VAT management compliance and planning structure with internal (Shared Service Center) and external service providers, reducing cost and generating positive cash flow results.
Du Pont de Nemours
Switzerland
Tax Director, EMEA
Corporation - Publicly-Held
2002 - 2004

Education

BA, LAW
Catholic University of Louvain - Belgium
Belgium
LLM, TAX
ICHEC
Belgium

Professional Certifications

LLM Tax
Brussels, Belgium
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Associations and Societies

  • TEI - IFA - IEC (EMEA Chapter- Chair of the Transfer Pricing Committee)

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