Daniel Chen

Experience

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  Ernst & Young

  Sept 1998 - Jun 2007

  Staff - Senior Manager, Assurance

   Provide attestation and assurance services, primarily working on US listed clients. Tax planning and tax audits. Finance/accounting consultation.

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  Ernst & Young

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2012

  Senior Manager, Professional Practice Department

   Professional Practice Department (former Capital Market Center) is an elite group of approximately 60 professionals within E&Y’s Far East practice, working as project leaders guiding auditing departments on cross-border transactions (IPO/M&A in particular). Handled inbound/outbound transactions involving US, Europe, HK, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippine, Thailand, and China. Led project teams ranging from 7 to 50 professionals, clients with market cap from $100 million to over $1 billion, depending on size of engagements. For each of the five years, appointed as a global representative to inspect E&Y auditing qualities at various Asia Pacific countries. The result was communicated to US PCAOB as part of its evaluation to grant E&Y global license to practice in US. Show less

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  MINTH Group Ltd.

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2015

  Director, International Finance / Director, Merger and Acquisition

  Director, International Finance - Leading all finance functions for the Group’s overseas locations in US, Mexico, Germany, Japan, and Thailand, accounted for a combined 40% of the Group’s revenue. Managing 35 finance professionals with international backgrounds on daily basis. Key achievements: Established finance department for the Group’s Germany practice from scratch. Including build-up of 2 finance teams, set up of internal reporting functions and external consultation network, implementation of group budget system and ERP into the region, etc. Rebuilt the Group’s North Americas finance function. Led the region through transition of high management in turning US and Mexico locations into profit making in 4 months. Standardized the Group’s reporting protocol through design of global reporting package as well as monthly close processes. Re-designed the Group’s global profit sharing model which served as foundation for the Group’s global operational enhancement program, leading to refine of global quotation strategies, intercompany transaction guidelines, and reduced transfer pricing exposure at global level.Director, Merger and Acquisition - Leading all M&A activities for the Group. Proven track records in transactions throughout US, Europe and China. Key projects anchored: Proect C - Led and completed in three months a $40 million investment into Germany. Brought in over $100 million revenue for the Group and successfully open up the Group’s exposure into Germany OEMs. Set up roadmap for the acquiree during the M&A process, which led to its complete turnaround from loss making to profitability in year of acquisition. Project P - A US transaction that led to an increase of $100 million revenue for the Group in 2014. Project N - Leading an M&A transaction in China with closing price expected to exceed $700 million. Expected to increase company's annual revenue by $700 million and net profit by $125 million. Show less

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  EY

  Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Senior Manager, Professional Practice Department

  See below.

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  Meita Group

  May 2016 - now

  VP Finance

  Anchoring global finance functions for the Group with strength/size of:- world #1 turbo engine parts supplier- 7,000 worldwide employees - USD 1 billion revenue- footprint covering US, China, Taiwan, India, France, Serbia, and Slovakia