Tendai Mutsinze

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer at Zoetis

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Overview

Tendai Mutsinze is the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Zoetis, specializing in business transformation, global leadership, and operational excellence. He is an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants member with experience building internal audit functions. Colleagues describe him as professional and highly knowledgeable of internal controls and risk.

Originally from Zimbabwe, Tendai is deeply involved in community work, serving as the Audit Chair on the Board of Trustees for the Nationalities Service Center, a Philadelphia-based non-profit that empowers immigrants and refugees. His long-term commitment to the organization highlights his passion for supporting newcomers.

He has direct experience designing and leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives focused on digital tool upgrades, process simplification, and organizational realignment.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Informal

Imaginative

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Business Transformation
Led multi-year, enterprise-wide transformation projects focused on digital tools, process simplification, and productivity improvements at previous companies.
Immigrant & Refugee Support
Serves as the Audit Chair on the Board of Trustees for the Nationalities Service Center, a non-profit aiding immigrants and refugees in Philadelphia.
Global Risk Management
Has extensive experience building and leading internal audit functions focused on enterprise risk, compliance, and regulatory insights for global organizations.

Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2025
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer at Zoetis
11-2024 - 8-2025
Senior Vice President | Global Risk & Finance Excellence at Zoetis
11-2024
Vice President Internal Audit at Copeland
Vice President, Business Transformation at Axalta
Vice President, Internal Audit at Axalta

Education

Hons B. Compt from University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
ACCA from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ( England and Wales)

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tendai is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tendai

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

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    How fast (or slow) will Tendai move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Tendai take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

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