Naomi TakahashiChief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer Japan · Global perspective

Naomi Takahashi

Capital discipline. Strategic clarity. Sustainable value.

Finance earns trust by making the economics of a choice visible.

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Portrait of Naomi Takahashi
Japan · Global perspective
Capital raised
$2.4 bn
Equity, debt and a cross-border listing
Margin expansion
380 bps
Over four reporting years
Qualified audit opinions
0
Across twelve reporting periods
Transactions closed
11
Acquisitions, divestments and JVs

A career in chapters.

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  1. 2020 — Present

    Chief Financial Officer

    Aldermoor Group

    Leading capital allocation, financial governance and enterprise performance discussions. Connecting the board's long-term value agenda with cash visibility, investment appraisal and operating accountability.

  2. 2016 — 2020

    Vice President, Finance & Business Performance

    Fairhaven Holdings

    Built commercial finance capability alongside operating leaders, improving the connection between reporting, forecasts and business decisions. Developed finance teams able to challenge assumptions and explain the economics of performance.

  3. 2012 — 2017

    Group Treasurer

    Harrow & Vale Industries

    Rebuilt the funding structure ahead of an expansion cycle, reducing refinancing concentration and introducing a liquidity framework the board could read in one page.

  4. 2007 — 2012

    Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

    Meridian Consolidated

    Connected the operating plan to capital allocation for the first time, giving business heads a shared view of returns, risk and cash.

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Capital allocation / Financial governance / Investor relations / Mergers & acquisitions

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The leadership record

Trusted with consequential decisions.

In the boardroom

  • Calder LogisticsIndependent Director · 2021 — Present
  • Westmoor Housing FinanceNon-Executive Director · 2018 — Present
  • The Lakeshore FoundationHonorary Treasurer · 2016 — 2022

Recognition

  • CFO of the Year — Large EnterpriseThe Finance Leaders Forum · 2024
  • Best Investor Relations, Mid-CapCapital & Governance Quarterly · 2023

In conversation

  • “Capital allocation is a leadership decision, not a spreadsheet”Capital & Governance Quarterly · 2025
  • “Inside a cross-border listing in eleven months”The Finance Leaders Forum · 2024
  • “What audit committees should ask about cash”The Boardroom Review · 2023
Turns a complex balance sheet into a decision the whole board can own. Investors trusted the numbers because they trusted the person.
Sofia LindqvistChair, Audit Committee, Calder Logistics
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