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Paul Sakai
Vice President Corporate Tax and Chief Tax Counsel
Spansion Inc.
Santa Clara, California, USA
Corporation - Publicly-Held
Professional Summary
30 years as Head of 4 Corporate Tax Departments of publicly held global companies responsible for global tax compliance, provisions (FAS109), audits, and tax planning.
Established 8 global tax/legal benefited structural strategies at 5 culturally diverse companies with revenues from $150 Million to $2.6 Billion. Tax planning maximized after tax cash flows to the U.S., lowered global taxes and increased Earnings Per Share (“EPS”).
Successfully defended my tax planning in tax audits in the U.S., Japan, Germany, U.K., France, Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Singapore, etc. and in U.S. states.
Designed, implemented, and integrated a $1 Billion acquisition (ruled tax-free by I.R.S.).
Established 8 global tax/legal benefited structural strategies at 5 culturally diverse companies with revenues from $150 Million to $2.6 Billion. Tax planning maximized after tax cash flows to the U.S., lowered global taxes and increased Earnings Per Share (“EPS”).
Successfully defended my tax planning in tax audits in the U.S., Japan, Germany, U.K., France, Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Singapore, etc. and in U.S. states.
Designed, implemented, and integrated a $1 Billion acquisition (ruled tax-free by I.R.S.).
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Languages
- English
Experience
Spansion Inc.
Santa Clara, California, USA 94306
Santa Clara, California, USA 94306
Vice President Corporate Tax and Chief Tax Counsel
Corporation - Publicly-Held
2006 - 2010
Lead tax professional and head of international corporate tax department responsible for tax research, planning and compliance worldwide for a 9,000 employee Company with 8 factories worldwide and sales offices throughout the world.
Synopsys
Mountain View, California, USA
Mountain View, California, USA
Vice President Corporate Tax and Chief Tax Counsel
Corporation - Publicly-Held
1998 - 2003
Lead tax professional and head of international corporate tax department responsible for tax research, planning and compliance worldwide.
Trimble Navigation Limited
Santa Clara, California, USA
Santa Clara, California, USA
Tax Director
Corporation - Publicly-Held
1991 - 1998
Lead tax professional and head of international corporate tax department responsible for tax research, planning and compliance worldwide with factories in the U.S. and sales offices worldwide.
Tax Consultant
Palo Alto, California, USA 94303
Palo Alto, California, USA 94303
Sole Proprietor
Sole Proprietorship
Consultant to multinational corporations on U.S. domestic and international corporate tax research, planning transactions and transfer pricing matters. Consulting on setting up and operating international tax functions.
Education
LLM, Tax
New York University School of Law
New York, New York, United States
JD
University of California School of Law, Davis
Davis, California, United States
BA, Political Science
Universitty of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, California, United States
Honors and Distinction
Professional Certifications
Certified Public Accountant(CPA)
California
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Associations and Societies
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants