Maksim Dementev
Finance Director. VP Finance.
Transformation Leader.
I lead finance through acquisitions, integration and business transformation — improving profitability, cash flow and financial control.
Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals
Consumer Goods and Manufacturing
Automotive and Industrial Engineering
Selected results
$900M
M&A integration
Takeda–Shire integration with business continuity maintained.
$10M
Annual cost synergies from the Takeda–Shire integration.
$3M
Annual VAT recovery from building a fully fledged pharmaceutical business.
30 days
Working capital improvement in a pharmaceutical business of approximately $200M.
Business Cases
Selected transformations and transactions with material financial impact.
$900M M&A Integration: Takeda-Shire​
Takeda’s acquisition of Shire formed a $900M regional platform requiring disciplined integration to address governance complexity, cost overlap, and value protection.
MY ROLE:
Country CFO with full responsibility for the financial integration, synergy delivery, governance, and protection of transaction economics.
KEY ACTIONS​
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Led full financial and operational integration across two legacy organizations
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Delivered ~15% headcount and payroll synergies across corporate functions
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Executed consolidation of offices, shared services, and fixed cost base
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Protected joint venture economics and renegotiated future buy-out terms
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Ensured business continuity across a 1,300+ employee organization during integration
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$30M​
Improvement in future JV exit economics
$10M
Annual cost synergies delivered
$4.5M
Annual payroll savings
200 FTE
Headcount reduction
Zero
Business disruptions
Building a fully-fledged pharma business at scale
A ~$200m pharma business, one of the group’s largest markets outside the US, operated under a cost-plus model with no revenue recognition or VAT recovery, creating structural cash leakage.
MY ROLE:
Country CFO with full ownership of finance, tax, treasury, systems, and governance, accountable for end-to-end delivery.
KEY ACTIONS
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Built and secured approval for a 10-year financial business case
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Redesigned transfer pricing and intercompany funding
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Established local revenue recognition, inventory, and logistics
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Delivered systems, pricing, and governance changes to go-live
$3M​
Annual VAT recovery
30 days
Working Capital improvement
100%
Project KPIs delivered
Zero
Business disruptions
Contact
UK-based. Open to Finance Director and VP Finance opportunities across international businesses undergoing growth, integration or transformation.
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Based in the UK, open to international mandates.