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Dilshad Ahmed

Advisor

Role and Company

CFO/VP Global Finance, Vantage Specialty Ingredients

Expertise

20 years experience in manufacturing & construction

Location

Westfield, NJ

About Dilshad

Dilshad Ahmed, CPA,MBA is an experienced global finance executive fluent in 6 languages and a 20 year career with various Fortune 500 manufacturing companies spanning three continents. His industry experience includes Specialty Chemicals, Flavors, Fragrances, Personal Care and Cosmetics. He is a business turn-around expert and global enterprise risk manager who thrives in resolving complex multinational business challenges. For the past 5 years Dilshad was CFO for a PE-owned personal care and cosmetics company in New Jersey where he managed a team of 32 Accounting and Finance professionals across 15 countries. He has lived and worked in Brazil for a total of seven years.
Dilshad has an active CPA license and passed all four parts of the CPA exam in California in one and the first sitting. He has an MBA in International Business (Marketing Strategy) from the Chiles School of Business at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon and has a Bachelors degree in Finance also from the University of Oregon. He is a member of the invitation only CFO Leadership Group.

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8 years ago

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