The Treasury Career Corner

Have you ever wondered how varied and dynamic a treasury career can be? In this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, I talk with Jay Steller, Assistant Treasurer at SI Group. He shares the story behind his career and gives tips for anyone looking to become a stand-out employee in the treasury profession. We discuss how varied the profession can be and all the different roles and industri...

How do you develop the skills and experience necessary for a treasury career? In this episode of The Treasury Career Corner Podcast, I speak with Hailey Laverty, Group Treasurer at InterContinental Hotel Group plc (IHG). We discuss how she first started her treasury career in accounting, how she developed the necessary skills and experience to build her career, the importance of always going above...

In this extra special episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, you’ll get to listen in on a live webinar hosted by Mike for TMAC, the Treasury Management Association of Chicago. Mike speaks to the TMAC members about their treasury careers and offers his advice as a Treasury Recruiter with over 20 years of treasury recruitment expertise. He shares his expert advice on how to make your resume...

How can you move up in Treasury? In this episode of the Treasury Career Corner Podcast, I talk to Forrest Cebold, the Treasurer at Freeport LNG, about his top tips for anyone who is serious about building a successful Treasury Career. We also discuss his diversified financial experience, his current role at Freeport LNG, and so much more. Freeport LNG was founded in 2002 with the objective to desi...

Nicolas Carrera joins me in this episode of the Treasury Career Corner to talk about his fascinating career and his current role as Group Treasurer at Metalor. Metalor is a Swiss-based global independent company (part of the Tanaka Group) working in the precious metal fields created in 1852 with subsidiaries in 17 countries (in Europe, Americas, and Asia) and more than 1500 employees. The company...

Treasury must be seen as an effective partner to a business if it is to succeed. This is what we discuss in this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast with Tamara Saront-Eisner, the VP Treasurer US and Americas Hub at Air Liquide. Tamara is a Treasury Subject Matter Expert who tries to achieve a balance by being an effective partner to the business. Air Liquide is a world leader in gases,...

It’s not often you meet a Treasury expert with experience in both the corporate and the banking world with in-depth knowledge of Treasury data security. I am fortunate to have had the chance to interview such a person in this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast. Eva Åkesson is the Former Group Treasurer at Transcom Worldwide AB, a global customer experience specialist providing customer...

With an extensive career in the energy sector, my latest guest has a wealth of experience building, leading, and advising private and public companies on key Treasury responsibilities. Steve Beckley, Former Assistant Treasurer at Strike LLC., has many insights into the Treasury related challenges he faced in his roles as he progressed in his Treasury career. We discuss the oil and gas industry in...

In this week’s episode of the Treasury Career Corner, I had the opportunity to chat with Christian Schmahl, Director of Treasury at Delivery Hero SE. He began his career as a Treasury Analyst at Groupon in Berlin. Groupon gave him the opportunity to move to Switzerland, where he gained more experience and exposure to the Treasury department. After seven years at Groupon, he felt it was time t...

It’s not often you find someone in Treasury with a passion for systems and a talent for people management. But this is exactly the breadth of experience my latest guest has acquired during his career in Treasury. Janko Hahn, Head of Treasury Operations at Autoneum Management AG, joins me on this week’s episode of the Treasury Career Corner. After completing his studies of Economics at the Universi...

In this week’s show, I am joined by Shawn McCarthy, the former Head of Treasury at Deliveroo, to talk about her career as a Treasury Consultant. We discuss her approach to solving treasury problems for a variety of companies in the UK and US and discussed why she prefers interim over permanent appointments. We also touched upon what qualities she believes makes a treasury superstar.  Shawn Mc...

Treasury is often the first to fall in an acquisition. It’s been a theme in the career of this week’s guest, but not one he’s bitter about. In fact, it has allowed him to experience a variety of treasury roles across a range of industries. In this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, I am joined by Richard Luke, the Treasurer at Spirit Energy. Spirit Energy is one of Europe’s top indepen...

Martijn van Steenpaal, the Vice President - Treasurer at Darling Ingredients Inc., joins the Treasury Career Corner podcast to talk about his journey from European college student to Vice President of a United States-based company. Martijn shares the most significant transitions he’s made in his career so far and how each step has taken him further up the treasury ladder – and across the pond. We...

Stephen Hogan, the VP Regional Treasury Asia Pacific at Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), joins me on this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast. We discuss how his can-do attitude has shaped his career path and how saying "yes" has taken his career across the globe. Originally from the UK, Stephen has been based in Singapore for the last 16 years. He joined DPDHL in 1997 and has held vario...

Diversifying your skills is a key part of any career, but it’s even more important when you manage a team across three disciplines. In this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, I am joined by Tomer Amitai, the SVP, Corporate Treasurer, Head of Insurance and Risk Management at Teva Pharmaceuticals. Tomer has been in this role since 2018 and he oversees a team of more than 50 professionals...

Joining me on this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast is Ashish Advani, Corporate Treasurer, Global Head of Tax, Trade, and Enterprise Risk Management at Ampere. Ashish has over two decades of global experience in foreign exchange, business, and wealth management. He tackles problems with a unique perspective, breaking situations down to the basics, enabling his audience to understand t...

In this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, I am joined by George Dessing, the Executive Vice President, Treasury and Risk at Wolters Kluwer. George is responsible for global treasury, risk management, and (non-IT) business continuity, and real estate at Wolters Kluwer in support of the company’s strategy. He has been with Wolters Kluwer since 1997. Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer in 19...

On this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, I’m joined by Toby Shore, Senior Director, Group Treasury, Risk and Insurance at Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC [EGA]. Toby's primary role is to oversee and manage the liquidity profile, risk management strategies, and capital structure at EGA related to cash management's treasury operations, counterparty credit risk management, financial risk...

Kim Masucci, the Treasury Director at Otis Elevator Co., joins me on this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast to talk about her fascinating career in treasury. Kim has 20 years' of experience in finance with roles ranging from engineering finance to capital markets and FP&A. She spent 16 years with United Technologies Corporation ($60B Revenue) and has been the Treasury Director with...

In this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, I’m joined by Catherine Porter, the former EMEA Treasury Director at CBRE. Catherine shares stories from past roles and the struggles of returning to work after maternity leave. Catherine also offers some great career advice for treasurers and anyone who is thinking about pursuing a career in finance. With broader and deeper capabilities than...

Arijit Shome, the Group Treasury Director at Aujan Group Holding Limited joins the Treasury Career Corner podcast to talk about how he built his career and what advice he has for other treasurers. Arijit is uniquely positioned to apply multifaceted expertise and experience in all areas of Corporate Treasury Management across different geographies and legal entities (24+ years as Head of Treasury f...

On this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, I’m joined by Mark Fortkamp, the Treasurer at Performance Health. After a stint in banking following college graduation, Mark began his treasury career in 2006 with Accenture (Chicago). At Accenture, he learned the fundamentals of international cash management for a multinational professional services company. Over several years with the firm,...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and the team explore the current state of the Treasury Recruitment Market as a whole, some of the key challenges of late and what we can hope to expect going forward. On the podcast we discussed… Why today's episode came about due to the challenge of getting enough CFO’s to approve our podcasts episodes. How we would like to thank all of our listeners and invit...

Doug Knebel, the Director of Treasury Operations at AVX Corporation, joins me on this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast. AVX Corporation is an American manufacturer of electronic components headquartered in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. As a leading international manufacturer and supplier of a broad range of innovative sensor, control, and interconnect solutions, AVX serves a massive r...

Jim McHale, who was most recently the Vice President, Corporate Treasurer of Graebel Companies, Inc., joins me on this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, where we talk about how he built his career and where he sees himself going next. Graebel Companies, Inc., is a global workforce and workplace mobility and relocation management company headquartered in Aurora, CO. Graebel helps Fortu...