Marcelo Barretta
Chief Financial Officer at Takeda Global Oncology
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at Takeda Oncology
- Location
- Livingston, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Marcelo Barretta
SENIOR FINANCE EXECUTIVE(Pharmaceutical • Biotechnology • Healthcare • Life Sciences • Consumer)Operationally savvy Senior Finance Executive with 20 years of experience working in the US, Europe and Latin America. Consistently improved the financial performance of multinational organizations including Takeda, BMS, Novartis, Alexion, and Bayer.A forward-thinking leader of the corporate finance staff noted for identifying and implementing strategies to improve profitability and maximize enterprise value creation. Promoted to senior leadership roles based on strong ability to lead changes, willingness to challenge the status quo, and implement difficult financial restructuring initiatives. Redesigned the finance operating model to scale up the FP & A function, enhancing enterprise-wide strategic decision-making and driving sustainable growth. Proven ability to lead finance transformation and restructuring, including multiple BD & L and M&A deals - acquisition, integrations and business divestments totaling ~$500M.Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Graduated at top of class from leading academic programs (Duke, Berkeley)Specialties:• Financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, budgeting, strategy, business partnering, resource allocation, finance transformation, capital allocation, US Oncology Commercial finance, restructuring and turnarounds, CFO• Cash flow forecasting, investment analyses, financial modeling, pricing, P&L, financial closing, ERP system implementation (SAP/Hyperion)• Valuation, credit analysis, trade financing, project financing, FP & A, M&A and BD & L• Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, R&D, Consumer, CPG, Media, Telecom, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech• Team building, change management, process optimization and organizational leadership (leading a team of 75 professionals)• Executive Director Finance, VP FP & A, CFO, US, Latin America, WW, Global• Private Equity (PE), Scale up business, start up business, FP & A, business partnering
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
Aug 2025 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Global CFO for Takeda Oncology ($4B revenue)• Direct P&L responsibility for US, Japan, and major EU markets• Core member of the Oncology Leadership Team (OLT) and Takeda Global Finance Team (FLT)• Direct report to the Global Oncology President and Takeda Corporate CFO
Education
Colégio Dante Alighieri
High school
Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
USP - Universidade de São Paulo
MBA, Finance
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Planning
- Financial Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Leadership
- Business Strategy
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- Sap
- Emerging Markets
- Corporate Finance
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Strategy
- Budgets
- Restructuring
- Finance
- Valuation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Analysis
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