Sam Sinasohn

Experience

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  KPMG

  Aug 1982 - Jul 1985

  Supervising Senior Tax Specialist

  During three years at KPMG, received promotions of Assistant Tax Specialist, Tax Specialist, Senior Tax Specialist, and Supervising Senior Tax Specialists.Primary clients worked on included: Sunrise Medical, Mazda Motors, Alpine Electronics, Hitachi Electronics, various technology companies, Dames and Moore individual partners, individuals and partnerships.

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  Sunrise Medical

  Jan 1985 - Jan 2008

  Vice President, Tax and Corporate Development

  Responsible for all areas of global taxation of NYSE $1.2 billion global developer, manufacturer, and distributor of medical device products. Tax responsibilities include planning, accounting, compliance and audit defense for operations in approximately 25 countries. Besides tax responsibilities, led numerous projects in support of key strategic initiatives including approximately 45 global acquisitions from both a tax and non-tax perspective.Was promoted eight times and managed team of seven people.Significant responsibilities and accomplishments:1. Responsible for large case coordinated IRS examinations, approximately 70 state examinations and non-U.S. tax audits, defense strategies, and responses.2. Led Section 355 tax-free spin-off which included IRS ruling.3. Responsible for global tax affairs of the company, including U.S.,federal, state, sales / use, VAT, and non-U.S. taxes.4. Led the identification, research, and implementation of outbound and foreign cross border international tax planning ideas, strategies, and structures.5. Managed a legal structure including numerous types of legal entities, and Company was the product of over 135 legal entities.6. Completed transfer pricing studies for numerous jurisdictions. Planned, monitor and ensured compliance with U.S. and foreign transfer pricing rules with respect to the intercompany sales, services, funding and use of intangibles.7. Responsible for financial reporting in accordance with FAS 109, FIN 48 and SOX.8. Very familiar with local country tax laws and have strong background and experience in the U.S. tax issues of international operations. Show less

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  ResMed

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2016

  Chief Taxation Officer and Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions Services

  Responsible for all areas of global taxation of NYSE $1.9 billion global developer, manufacturer, and distributor of respiratory products with EBITDA of $500 million with operations in approximately 40 countries. Tax responsibilities include planning, accounting, compliance and audit defense. Tax leader who applies business acumen to effectively execute while leading change and building teams. Lead a team of 12 people in four countries. Led approximately 25 acquisitions / minority investments from a tax structuring / due diligence / integration perspective. In addition, in a non-tax capacity, partnered with various global business leaders to evaluate, value, negotiate, present to management / BOD, and complete these acquisitions, and assist in integration.Promoted twice and key accomplishments include:1. Drove effective tax rate from 34% to 13%, while robustly repatriating foreign earnings, by leading team in structuring new business opportunities, negotiating and implementing tax holidays.2. Generated cash savings by increasing R&D credits, maximizing net operating losses and foreign tax credit benefits, repatriating foreign earnings, negotiating state and local tax incentives and employing other tax savings.3. Defended approximately 30 tax audits, including a number of very material tax audits with no adjustments.4. Spent significant time working in transfer pricing including negotiating advanced pricing agreements.5. From a M&A perspective, successfully lead and completed more than 20 transactions, including the non-tax (e.g., evaluate, valuation, negotiate, project manage, engage advisers, complete, integrate, etc.) and tax leadership required to effect these transactions.6. Took proactive efforts to ensure all SEC financial reporting completed on a timely basis with no surprises, including developing global tax policies. Show less

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  ViaSat Inc.

  Jul 2016 - now

  Vice President of Global Tax