Gilles Truong

I am a tax director for EMEA, North America and Mexico for a leading automotive components manufacturer with USD 18 billion revenues, 240 footprints and 55,000 employees. Heading a global and multicultural team, we handle a wide range of tax planning and tax compliance matters including international tax, direct taxes, transfer pricing, VAT and Sales & Use Tax. My day-to-day tasks include: * Business support * Effective Tax Rate management * Tax accounting * Tax planning * Tax audit management, interacting with tax authorities in several countries * Streamlining and improving internal processes from an income tax and VAT perspective * BEPS-compliant Local Transfer Pricing documentation and Master File * Update top management (C-Suite level) on latest regulatory tax developments and tax situation within the Group Leaning on my experience in both Big4 consulting and corporate environments, I strive in a multicultural and multidisciplinary setting. I take ownership of projects beyond the mere tax scope and enjoy interacting with other teams (commercial, logistic, operations, FP&A, treasury, legal, etc.) to analyze issues and find efficient and pragmatic solutions.