March 2020 5 Min Read
Anticipate, be proactive and maximise your time management skills – these are three pieces of advice to treasury newcomers from Terry Nelson. And if you can become a subject matter expert in your field and combine your discipline with a knowledge of technology, then...
March 2020 1 Min Read
Hiroshi Yaguchi established the CFO Headquarters Co., Ltd. in 2000 and served as its president. He then founded the Japan Association of Chief Financial Officers (JACFO) where he served as a Member of the Board until he was appointed as Executive Director in 2003....
January 2020 4 Min Read
Romy Tognon laughingly admits that at the age of 17, when she dreamt of being an auditor, her idea of entertainment was a pile of financial results. Now forging a successful career in the ‘fantastic world’ of treasury, she thinks that a good treasury team is...
January 2020 2 Min Read
Guillermo De La Fuente, Senior Treasury and Risk Manager, SITA, and EACT Representative for the Swiss Treasury Association, ACTSR Guillermo De La FuenteSenior Treasury and Risk Manager, SITA, and EACT Representative for the Swiss Treasury Association, ACTSR Guillermo...
November 2019 2 Min Read
ACTSA’s primary purpose is to facilitate the exchange of information beneficial to the management of corporate treasury operations and the professional development of its members. It also provides both its members and potential members with ongoing networking...
November 2019 4 Min Read
Ask questions, refuse to be pigeonholed and keep a sense of humour, these are just three pieces of advice to newcomers to the profession from Garry Beardshall. And when his head isn’t deep into treasury management, Garry can be found testing himself with off-road...
August 2019 4 Min Read
Karen Van den Driessche is looking for drivers on the bus, not passengers when she is recruiting for her team. The right attitude, common sense and attention to detail are also high on her priority list. “Commit yourself,” she advises, “and you will soon see that...
August 2019 2 Min Read
José-Carlos is Vice President of the Asociación Española de Financieros y Tesoreros de Empresa (ASSET) and Member of the Board of the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) and of IGTA, the International Group of Treasury Associations. Together these...
May 2019 2 Min Read
John Gilsenan is the new Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers (IACT) representative in the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT), succeeding Lorcan Travers. IACT, established in 1987, is a not-for-profit organisation with a current...
May 2019 5 Min Read
The Austrian Corporate Treasury Association (ACTA) was formally established at the end of 2017 and began recruiting members in January last year – but its roots go back much further. A loose-knit network of treasurers had existed for some 20 years, and during recent...
May 2019 9 Min Read
It’s not just technical abilities Barbara Shortall looks for when recruiting for her team. Communication and relationship-building skills are high on her list, as well as the ability to “enjoy the complexities” of treasury. And if any of those complexities ever...
April 2019 3 Min Read
President, The Slovak Association of Finance and Treasury (Slovenská asociácia podnikových finančníkov – SAF) The Slovak Association of Finance and Treasury (SAF) was established in 1996 as the first CEE treasury association. The initial driver for...
