Yasutaka Zushi

Takeda Business Solutions, Finance Solutions Japan/China Head & Japan Site Lead Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Yasutaka started his career in IBM Japan as a sales representative for financial institutions in 2003. He worked at KPMG 10+ years from 2005 and led various global risk management, internal audit and internal control projects for multinational Japanese companies, which includes one of the largest automotive company and beverage & food company in Japan. He was seconded to KPMG in Belgium from 2011 to 2014 as a Japanese representative in Belgium and provided professional audit, tax, legal and advisory services to 50+ JP companies in Europe including restructuring, M&A and shared services (BPO). Yasutaka joined Coca-Cola in 2016 as an internal auditor and upon the merger of the bottling company in 2017 he moved to planning department of the business shared services in Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan and experienced in establishment of business service strategy, centralization of shared services, service quality management, process standardization & improvement including optimization through RPA as well as managing director of integrated transformation program. He has recently joined Takeda as Takeda Business Solutions Finance Solutions Japan Head & TBS Japan site lead to transform TBS Japan to become a trusted business partner by freeing up time, improving user experience for the business partners in Japan so that the business can focus on what really matters: patients.

16 October | Main Conference Day One

9:40 AM Fireside Chat | Unlocking Productivity Excellence in Shared Services

  • Strategic Prioritisation: How do you prioritise initiatives to ensure maximum productivity while aligning with your company’s long-term goals? 
  • Technology Integration: Leveraging tools to enhance productive at the executive level and across the organisation  
  • Innovation & Productivity: How do you encourage a culture of innovation that enhances productivity without overwhelming your team? 

12:10 PM Building the People Experience for Takeda

  • Sharing more of Takeda's journey on the shift to ingrain a PX focus within the company culture 
  • Bringing a win-win across the organisation and contribute to people in the organisation 
  • Enhancing employee engagement and satisfaction to foster a culture of continuous improvement and mutual support 

5:00 PM SSON Research & Analytics Insights | The 2024 Top 20 Most Admired SSO/GBS in the World Uncovered! Find Out What Sets Them Apart & How Benchmarking is Key to Continuous Improvement

SSON Research & Analytics has just published its Top 20 Most Admired SSOs/GBS 2024 list. SSON will discuss key performance metrics from the “Top 20 Most Admired SSO/GBS Benchmarks” and share some of the strategies that are improving performance in key metrics.  

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Yasutaka.

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