Alexandra Kallenbach
Tax Director @Promethean
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WORK HISTORY
Tax Director @Promethean
San Francisco, CA, US
Responsible for leading the company’s global tax functions, ensuring compliance with all direct and indirect tax regulations (10 countries), managing tax planning strategies, and optimizing the company’s effective tax rate. Restructure the Supply Chain operations of the Group in China. Responsible for all aspects of financial reporting for taxes including accounting for income taxes in the US and international under IFRS and US GAAP. Prepare the global tax provision under both standards. Calculation of GILTI, FDII, BEAT for US intentational tax reporting. Responsible for completion of federal, international, and state corporate income tax returns, including related analysis, support, and oversight/coordination of third-party preparers. Primary responsibilities for US, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and India. Assistance/review role on UK and Poland overseeing a tax team member’s work as lead in those countries. Develop and implement global tax strategies that align with the company’s business objectives and regulatory requirements: implementation of transaction tax calculations platform (Sales tax, VAT, GST…) to support the global sales of new products (interactive panels and SaaS) in EMEA, APAC, and Americas markets. Successful secured $8M dollars of Research & Development tax credits in the US and UK.
EDUCATION
Boston University School of Law
Master of Legal Law, Taxation
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Master of Legal Law, English and North America Business Laws
Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)
Juris Doctor, Law
SKILLS
ABOUT ALEXANDRA KALLENBACH
I am a global tax executive with a deep, hands-on understanding of how multinational companies operate and expand into new markets. Over the course of my career, I have built a strong track record navigating complex global tax compliance, managing risk, and guiding companies through tax law changes and regulatory shifts across North Americas, EMEA, APAC. I am entrepreneurial by nature—I constantly look for tax-saving opportunities and design proactive strategies that minimize costly audit exposure across global operations. My strength lies in building trust with senior business leaders to align tax planning with commercial strategy. I am passionate about automation and process improvement. I use my deep technical expertise to develop accurate, scalable tax tools, compliance frameworks, and playbooks that reduce human error, strengthen controls, and meet SOX requirements. Most importantly, I am a people-focused leader. I take pride in mentoring my teams, empowering them to grow, and creating a culture of learning and support. Tax is complex and demanding—so I aim to equip my team with the knowledge, tools, and structure they need to deliver with confidence, while ensuring a sustainable work-life balance.
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