Vanita Aggarwal, Director – Treasury Risk, Valuations and International, Toyota Financial Services
Vanita was recognized in Treasury & Risk’s 2009 picks of corporate America’s outstanding financial executives under the age of 40. She co-led the team that implemented a new asset liability management solution, which won an Alexander Hamilton Award for technology in 2008, and led a risk modeling project that won two AHA awards in 2006. She has also been a part of the Treasury team that won AHA Overall Excellence in 2009. Vanita joined Toyota in 2003, and is responsible for managing Treasury Risk including liquidity, interest rate and counterparty risks, and for balance sheet valuation. She also manages Treasury oversight for the Latin American entities. She has also worked in banking, including the Royal Bank of Canada. Vanita has a bachelor’s in engineering from Delhi University, a Master’s from the University of Toronto, and is a CFA charter holder.
Stephanie Alston, Senior Manager of Cash Operations, Microsoft Corporation
As Senior Manager of Cash Operations and Worldwide Online Credit Services at Microsoft, Stephanie Alston is responsible for bank rationalization, cash concentration, operations and management of banking relationships. Stephanie also leads the credit services function for Microsoft’s Online Services Division in the EMEA region. She has provided leadership to deliver excellent business impact via credit risk management strategies during the past couple of years. Her team drives credit risk management, collections, cash applications and acquisition integration for the Online space. In her prior role at Microsoft, Stephanie managed Treasury’s Investment Operations team where she lead and executed a full Custody RFP and transition of Microsoft’s $35 billion portfolio leading to a reduction of fees and improved service levels.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Stephanie enjoyed 8 years in the Financial Services industry serving as Second Vice President at The Northern Trust Company and Trust Administrator at City National Investments.
James Ballingall, Director, Credit Suisse
James (Jamie) Ballingall is a Director at Credit Suisse in the Investment Banking Department, New York. He is the lead quantitative analyst of the Corporate Finance and Risk Solutions group, which provides state-of-the-art analysis and analytics for optimal corporate financial policy questions.
Jamie joined Credit Suisse in July 2008 from Merrill Lynch in New York where he spearheaded the development of the innovative Merrill Lynch Building Blocks analytics suite. Prior to that, Jamie held various positions at Deutsche Bank in London doing optimal corporate financial policy, ratings advisory and sovereign debt management. Jamie is originally from the United Kingdom and currently resides in New York. He holds a BS in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Bath and MS in Mathematics and Finance from Imperial College London. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University, New York where he teaches Quantitative Corporate Finance.
Greg Bromberger, Assistant Treasurer, Cisco Systems
As the Assistant Treasurer for Cisco, Greg Bromberger leads Treasury’s capital markets teams which are responsible for managing the Company’s financial investment portfolio, share repurchase program, debt portfolio and foreign exchange risk management program.
Starting his Cisco career in 2000, Bromberger was responsible for developing many of Cisco’s foreign exchange hedging programs. As Director of Treasury Operations, Bromberger led cash management and foreign exchange teams and also partnered to drive the development of many web-based solutions for Treasury’s transaction, decision support and collaboration based technology initiatives. Before assuming his current role, Bromberger was Senior Director, Treasury, leading the management of the Company’s financial investment portfolio with respect to asset allocation, operations, risk and performance.Prior to joining Cisco, Bromberger worked in The Coca-Cola Company’s Treasury group, managing various foreign exchange and commodity risk management portfolios.Bromberger holds a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in Mathematics (major) and Business Administration (minor) and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Emory University.
Jeff Carnicelli, Assistant Treasurer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Jeff Carnicelli manages Amtrak’s Treasury Operations group, which is responsible for daily cash management, cash forecasting, investment, bank compensation, 401K and pension fund management. He is also responsible for the design, development and implementation of best practice treasury management solutions.
Prior to joining Amtrak, Jeff spent over 30 years working in the Treasurers Departments of Mobil Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation. Jeff has extensive U. S. and International Treasury management experience, and implemented one of the first regional European shared service Treasury Centers while managing Mobil Corporation’s Coordination Center in Brussels, Belgium. During his time at Exxon Mobil, Jeff managed its Headquarter’s Treasury operations and led the project to establish regional shared service Treasury Centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia.Jeff is a Certified Treasury Professional and holds an MBA in Finance and a BBA in Accounting.
Ron Chakravarti, Managing Director, Global Liquidity & Investments, Global Transaction Services, Citi
Ron Chakravarti is responsible for global solutions management for Citi’s enterprise liquidity management offer for corporates and non-bank financial institutions. He joined Citi in 2006. Prior to joining Citi, Ron was most recently with ABN AMRO, heading its North and Latin America liquidity management advisory teams, and with Treasury Strategies, as a principal in its global corporate consulting practice. His past experience includes positions in treasury, consulting and banking in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
Ron is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has written a number of published articles on global treasury and risk management topics.
Tom Clemens, Director-Investments, AT&T
Tom Clemens is the Director – Investments for AT&T Inc. and is responsible for overseeing equity investments across AT&T’s $87B in investment assets. Specifically, Mr. Clemens is primarily responsible for the investments related to global small cap, emerging markets and REITS. Before his current position, Mr. Clemens led AT&T’s International Treasury team as well as managing Foreign Exchange risk for the global company. He has over 20-years of finance experience with the last 12-years being in Capital Markets/Treasury roles for AT&T. Mr. Clemens has also worked in finance for an international construction firm and in banking. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation, is a Certified Public Accountant and has a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
Joel Combs,CFA Group Manager, Investments & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corporation
As Group Manager of Investments & Acquisitions, Joel Combs, CFA, manages Microsoft’s strategic investment portfolio. Over the past 7 years, he has been responsible for structuring, hedging, and monetizing over $10 billion in transactions. Additionally, Joel provides thought leadership and insight on topics including valuation, capital markets, and corporate development across a variety of treasury and finance functions. Prior to managing the strategic investment portfolio, Joel worked in a variety of roles within Microsoft’s capital markets group. Joel graduated summa cum laude from the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business with a B.A. in Business Administration.
Mary Ann Dowling, Principal, Treasury Strategies Mary Ann Dowling is a Principal at Treasury Strategies working in both the firm’s Corporate and Technology Consulting Practices. She works with corporations to achieve comprehensive risk management, efficient global operations, and access to liquidity through reviews of their operational and technology infrastructure.
Our clients benefit from Mary Ann’s 30 years experience in banking, corporate treasury, and consulting. Her expertise in global treasury operations and risk management results in clear strategies for financial risk management, in-house banking and treasury technology structures, which can be acted upon immediately.
Mary Ann authored both the forward and outline for Building the Next Generation Treasury, a book published by the Economist. She also edited the book European Cash Management – A Guide to Best Practices, published by John Wiley & Sons and sponsored by Ernst & Young. Prior to joining Treasury Strategies, Mary Ann was the Global Operational Risk leader at General Electric Company, where she provided risk management support for various treasury operations and transactions. She also contributed to a team effort that centralized derivatives trading and collateral management in Ireland.
Mary Ann has an MBA in Finance from Pace University, graduating with distinction, and a BA in Mathematics from Herbert H Lehman College.
John Drechny Senior Director of payment Services, Walmart Stores, Inc.
John joined Sam’s Club in 1998 to lead their Marketing Group as Director of Marketing for Sam’s Club. In 2002, John took over the responsibility for Financial Services at Sam’s Club. John was then promoted in 2007 as Senior Director of Electronic Payments for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. As Director of Financial Services, John had responsibilities for creating and growing both credit products and services offered to Sam’s Club members. During this time Sam’s Club experienced doubled its Private Label credit programs. Sam’s Club also expanded its payment options to include Signature Debit products and all MasterCard products. John’s current responsibilities include all Debit, Electronic Benefits, Associate Benefit cards and Credit payments accepted at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. John has over 20 years of retail knowledge and brings a wide breath of industry understanding from Operations, Marketing, Merchandising and Financial Services. John attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL, where he received his Bachelor’s degree. John currently resides in Bentonville, Arkansas, with his wife and 2 children.
Sean Folan, Senior Manager, Corporate Finance, Cisco Systems
As the head of Corporate Finance within Treasury at Cisco, Sean leads a team responsible for managing Corporate Finance-related activities including capital structure, debt issuance, interest rate risk and cash flow forecasting. Sean started at Cisco in 1999 in the Sales Finance group and joined Treasury in 2002. Before assuming his current role, Sean was based in Amsterdam where he led Cisco’s EMEA Cash Operations group. Sean was previously responsible for Cisco’s Global Foreign Exchange Program. Sean holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in Economics and a MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Haas School at the University of California, Berkeley.
Michael Fossaceca, Managing Director, Citi –Global Transaction Services
Michael Fossaceca is the Regional Head of Client Sales Management for Large Corporates for Citi’s Global Transaction Services organization in North America. He is responsible for leading sales and client management activities for US multinational corporations globally. He is also responsible for GTS client management for key subsidiaries of foreign multinationals based in North America.
Mike has over 20 years of Treasury Management experience and has developed and implemented innovative treasury management solutions for clients globally. Mike joined Citi in 2009. Prior to joining Citi, Mike was the Large Corporate Treasury Executive in the Global Treasury Services business at Bank of America. Prior to that, he headed Large Corporate Sales in the Americas for Treasury Services at JPMorgan Chase. In addition to his experience leading global sales organizations, Mike has managed technical client services teams and consulting and advisory organizations. Michael holds an MBA in Management from Columbia University and a BBA in Finance from St. Bonaventure University.
Jason Fox, Information Systems & Portfolio Manager, Paychex, Inc.
Jason Fox is an Information System & Portfolio Manager within Paychex Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). For the last seven years he’s developed and integrated predictive models into Paychex operations. He also leads a team responsible for key risk reporting, designing schemes to store critical data and IT system automation. Jason’s projects have been nationally recognized by Alexander Hamilton and RIMS, winning four quality and technical solution awards in the past several years. He began his career with Adecco Employment Services as a Senior Client Representative, quickly moving into various analytic and IT roles to support major accounts. Prior to this Jason received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Brockport and has continued his education in Mathematics, Computer Science and Business at UNC Charlotte and SUNY Brockport.
Kathleen Gallegher, Director-Asset Management, SS&Ford Motor Company
Kathleen Gallagher is Director – Asset Management at Ford Motor Company. She has investment strategy responsibility for approximately $54 billion in global defined benefit assets, and also has investment oversight for $9 billion in U.S. defined contribution assets. Kathleen’s prior positions include Director – Corporate Risk Management, VP-Finance, Ford Australia, and Controller – North American Engine Operations. She joined Ford in 1985.Kathleen graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa) and received an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Courtlandt Gates, Chief Executive Officer, Clearwater Analytics
Mr. Gates brings to Clearwater more than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. Prior to joining Clearwater Analytics in 2006, Mr. Gates founded Vesper Investment Company Inc. in California. From 1997 to 2006, he served as president, providing enterprises with merger and acquisition, strategic planning and private equity advisor services. From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Gates engaged in private equity, general business management and corporate development activities. Prior to that, he served as a high-yield bond trader at Goldman Sachs and as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York City and Tokyo.
Mr. Gates holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an AB from Harvard College.
Carl Hess, Global Head, Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting
Carl Hess is the global practice director of Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting and is based in the firm’s New York office. For more than two decades, Carl has consulted with many of the world’s largest corporate, government, non-profit and union pension funds as well as to other institutional asset pools, including insurers, VEBAs and nuclear decommissioning trusts. His particular areas of expertise include risk budgeting, asset allocation, asset/liability management, retirement program finance, and governance. Carl is a Fellow of both the Society of Actuaries and the Conference of Consulting Actuaries and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst. He is a graduate of Yale University with a cum laude degree in Logic.
Ronni Horrillo, Corporate Assistant, Google
Ronni Horrillo is Corporate Assistant Treasurer for Google, one of the largest and best known global technology companies. With 15 years of treasury experience, Ms. Horrillo has been at Google since 2003. Ms. Horrillo is credited with supporting Google’s 2004 IPO , development of Google’s revolutionary Transferrable Stock Option (TSO) program and 2009 option exchange program. She is currently responsible for Cash Management & Treasury Operations, Business Risk Management and Equity Programs.
Prior to Google, she held senior Treasury positions at PeopleSoft and Informix Software. Ms. Horrillo holds an MBA from Santa Clara University.
Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner, Strategic Treasurer, LLC
Craig Jeffery is founder and Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, LLC, a treasury consulting firm in the Atlanta, GA, area. With nearly 25 years of financial and treasury experience as a practitioner and consultant, he enables his clients to craft realistic goals and achieve significant benefits. He is primarily responsible for relationship management and ensuring total client satisfaction on all projects. Additionally, he oversees the development of all practice areas and staff.
Prior to establishing Strategic Treasurer, he was a Senior Vice President and Practice Leader for Wachovia Treasury & Financial Consulting from 2000 to 2004. Before 2000 he was Vice President at SunTrust Bank and worked in the Information Management, Investment, and Treasury Divisions at The Hartford.
Mr. Jeffery is the author of The Strategic Treasurer: A Partnership for Corporate Growth (© 2009, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken). He is often quoted in, and has written articles for, finance and treasury management publications such as Treasury & Risk, Financial Executive, and Business Finance. His most recent article, “Treasury Resiliency Emerging from the Financial Crisis,” is in the October 2009 issue of Financial Executive magazine.Craig received a BS in accounting from the University of Connecticut. He is a permanent Certified Cash Manager, an Accredited ACH Professional, and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute with distinction.
Charles Kane Board of Directors, One Laptop per Child Kane has more than 25 years of senior executive-level experience including chief financial officer positions at RSA Security (now a part of EMC Corporation), Aspen Technology and Informix Software (now a part of IBM) as well as the role of president and CEO at Corechange (now a part of Open Text). Most recently, Kane held several executive positions including President and COO at “One Laptop per Child” (OLPC), a non-profit organization founded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology that provides computing and Internet access for students in the developing world. He joined OLPC from Global BPO Services, a special purposes acquisition company where he was a founding investor and executive officer and played a pivotal role in raising $250 million in capital to purchase Stream Global Services (SGS). Before joining Global BPO, Kane was the chief financial officer at RSA Security, a provider of security software, which was acquired by EMC Corporation. In addition he was CFO at Aspen Technology, a leading supplier of operations management software to the process industries; president and CEO at Corechange, Inc., an enterprise software company acquired by Open Text Corporation; and CFO of Informix Software, a database software provider acquired by IBM Corporation. Earlier in his career, Kane also held senior financial positions with Stratus Computer, Inc., Prime Computer Inc., and with Deloitte and Touche LLP. Kane has a BBA in Accountancy from the University Of Notre Dame and an MBA in International Finance from Babson College. He sits on the Boards of Netezza Corporation (NZ); Progress Software (PRGS) and Demandware Inc., as well as being a Board Member and Strategic Advisor to OLPC. Kane also sat on the Boards of Applix (APLX- acquired by Cognos) and Borland Software (BORL- acquired by Micro Focus). He is an adjunct professor in International Finance at the Sloan Graduate School of Management at MIT and is a frequent speaker at national events related to international financial strategies and social entrepreneurship.
John A. Konstantos , Vice President & Senior Relationship ManagerBalance Sheet and Operating Asset Group, Northern Trust Global Investments
John has over 15 years of experience in financial services and is currently a Senior Relationship Manager for the Balance Sheet and Operating Assets group which is part of Northern Trust’s asset management business focused on corporate and institutional clients. John is responsible for the overall sales and servicing strategy in the East Region, which includes prospecting, cross-selling and servicing of existing investment relationships.John joined Northern Trust in early 2001 as a senior portfolio manager in the bank’s corporate and institutional group coming from Corus Bank in Chicago. In 2003, John moved to the role of Senior Banker covering the East Coast in the corporate and institutional group with primary responsibilities of overseeing credit functions, cross-selling the banks products and prospecting for new clients. John also was the relationship manager for a portfolio of banking clients on the East Coast overseeing all aspects of the relationship. John earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Finance from DePaul University in Chicago and has Series 7 and 63 Certifications.
Kim Leary, Director of Finance, Honeywell International Inc.
Kim Leary is a Director of Finance at New Jersey based Honeywell International Inc. For the last ten years, Kim has been a member of the Treasury team, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate funding, leasing and managing bank relationships.Prior to joining Honeywell International Inc., Kim was in the banking industry as a global relationship officer for HSBC Bank USA and Mizuho Bank. Kim started her banking career as an accountant at JP Morgan Bank. Kim holds a Master of Business Administration in finance from Pace University and a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and International Business from McGill University.
Gregory Long, Corporate Treasury Program Manager, J.P. Morgan
Gregory Long is the corporate treasury program manager for J.P. Morgan’s Treasury Services’ Go Green initiative that promotes environmentally sensitive treasury practices. Mr. Long leads a team of professionals dedicated to helping clients shift to a more efficient, paperless treasury environment. He speaks frequently at treasury conferences about the business and environmental benefits of a green treasury. In addition, Mr. Long has coauthored J.P. Morgan’s white paper: Sustainable Treasury Management: It’s Easier Than You Think. Mr. Long has more than 20 years experience in large corporate treasury sales, product management, client services and operations.
Peter Lugli, Senior Director Working Capital Management & Business Development, Ariba, Inc.
Peter Lugli is Senior Director of Working Capital Management and Business Development at Ariba. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s strategy and marketing regarding working capital management solutions offered to global 2000 companies and their suppliers.
Prior to joining Ariba, Mr. Lugli served as Vice President of Marketing and Global Program Management for a global supply chain finance technology solutions provider based in Atlanta. In this capacity, he pioneered SCF enablement methodologies for companies such as Volvo AB, Sainsbury’s, Lowes, Inc., Kohl’s and others. Mr. Lugli also served as Vice President of Marketing and Alliances at a global business-to-business network serving the world’s largest mining, metals and minerals companies and their suppliers. He also served as Chief of Staff to Canada’s Minister of International Trade, and Senior Special Advisor to Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
Mr. Lugli received his law degree from the University of Windsor and a bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Ottawa in Canada.
Jennifer MacKethan, Senior Manager, RTI International
Ms. MacKethan has more than sixteen years of risk and credit management experience. Ms. MacKethan implemented a successful COSO based Enterprise Risk Management system across RTI which includes ongoing comprehensive organization wide risk assessment and gap analysis, mitigation based action planning and development of multi-level risk dashboards. In addition to ERM, Ms. MacKethan has recently been given the responsibility of implementing RTI’s Corporate Sustainability program. Prior to focusing her career path on Enterprise Risk Management, Ms. MacKethan worked extensively in the banking industry, with a focus on commercial loan risk analysis and credit underwriting.
Bruce M. Mairose, Director of Operations, Mayo Clinic
As Director Procure to Pay for Mayo Clinic within the Department of Finance, Bruce Mairose is responsible for procurement, disbursements and travel services. In 2009 Mayo Clinic earned $7.4 billion in revenues and expended more than $2.0 billion on supplies and purchased services and processes. The Procure to Pay operation processes more than 1,000,000 invoices per year from across 350,000 unique payees. The world-renowned Mayo Clinic provides care to 550,000 each year through an integrated clinical practice, education and research model. Mayo consists of 15 acute care facilities, 57,000 employees and 3,700 physicians, scientists and researchers. Prior to his current position, as Director of Operations Improvement for the Mayo Clinic Supply Chain and has worked for Allina Hospitals and Clinic of Minneapolis, Minnesota in various operational roles. Mr. Mairose began work as a Registered Respiratory Practitioner in 1984. He earned his Bachelor in Business Administration in 1990 and holds a Masters in Healthcare Administration.
Tejinder Man, Senior Treasury Systems Manager, Corporate Engineering, Google.
Tejinder, has for the last three years, lead the Treasury Systems group at Google who support an array of treasury systems (FX, Portfolio, Cash Mgmt, Operations, Risk, Compliance and Stock). Prior to joining Google, Tejinder worked as a systems implementation finance manager at eBay, PeopleSoft, Cisco and Hewlett Packard.
Tejinder has a MSc. in Mgmt of Information Systems from London School of Economics and Political Science, a BSc. in Finance from Haas School of Business, Berkeley, a BA. in Economics from Berkeley and a double minor in Environmental Economics and English Literature. Tejinder is currently finishing another MSc. in Environmental Leadershp at Duke University.
Erika McBride, Risk Review Manager, Paychex Inc.
Erika P. McBride, CPA, is the Risk Review Manager at Paychex, Inc. Aligned within the Enterprise Risk Management team, Erika oversees a team of data-mining experts, while also facilitating cross-functional, objective teams of peers to assess risk throughout the company, resulting in millions of dollars contributed to the bottom line. Erika joined Paychex in 1997 as an Accountant, and worked her way through the ranks in various leadership capacities in financial and risk management roles. Prior to Paychex, Erika was a staff auditor with a regional public accounting firm, as well as a member of a regional HMO Finance team. She holds an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, a B.S. in Accounting from SUNY Geneseo, and is an Executive Leadership doctoral candidate at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.
Andrew Perrin, Vice President , Thomson Reuters
Andrew Perrin is Vice President, Treasury and Global Head of Pensions and Investments for Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. In this role, Andrew oversees the company’s more than 90 Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plans worldwide, with over $6 billion in assets. As chair of the company’s Global Retirement Committee, he leads the company’s key initiatives focused on investment strategy, asset allocation, funding, and plan design, and heads the governance process. Andrew has previously held a wide variety of positions across corporate finance during his 15 years with Thomson Reuters, including financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, and operationally as a division CFO. Prior to joining Thomson in 1994, Andrew held positions in operations and finance in the US and UK with Paramount Simon & Schuster, BOC Group, and Turner & Newall. Andrew holds an MA from Oxford University and an MBA in Strategic Management from the Victoria University of Manchester Business School.
Kathleen L. Quirk, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Kathleen L. Quirk has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold since December 2003. She was named Executive Vice President in March 2007 following Freeport’s acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corporation. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer since December 2003, as Vice President and Treasurer from February 2000 to December 2003, and as Vice President – Finance from February 1999 to February 2000. Ms. Quirk has also served as a Commissioner of PT Freeport Indonesia since April 2000 and Senior Vice President of McMoRan Exploration Co. since April 2002 and Treasurer of McMoRan since January 2000.Ms. Quirk joined the Freeport-McMoRan organization in 1989 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in tax, investor relations, treasury, corporate finance and business development. Ms. Quirk holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University.
Maeve C. Robinson, Assistant Treasurer, Omnicom Group Inc.
Maeve Robinson is Assistant Treasurer of Omnicom Group Inc. and Treasurer of its subsidiary Omnicom Capital Inc. She is responsible for cash management and working capital management for all of Omnicom’s operations in the US and Canada. In addition, she acts as CFO of the company’s global treasury operations. Prior to joining Omnicom in 1994, she was a senior manager with Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms. Robinson received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Siena College and is a CPA. In 2008, Ms. Robinson was included in Treasury & Risk Magazine’s list of 25 outstanding leaders in finance who happen to be women.
Michael Seneski, Assistant Treasurer, Ford Motor Company
Michael Seneski is Assistant Treasurer, Ford Motor Company. He is responsible for Corporate Financial Strategy, and has global oversight for Affiliate treasury functions, Risk Management, Treasury Operations, and Treasury IT. Mr. Seneski has been in this role since 2008.From 2004-2008, Mr. Seneski served as Vice President and Controller, North America, Ford Motor Credit Company, responsible for all Ford, Lincoln/Mercury, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Mazda customer and dealer financing in the United States and Canada. He also led critical roles in global divestiture efforts.
Seneski joined Ford Motor Company in 1989 and has held a number of management positions in the North American and Asia Pacific regions. He entered the Credit/Treasury department after experiences within Product Development, Manufacturing, and Marketing and Sales.
He received a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Michigan State University in 1987 and a masters in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley in 1989.
Peter Seward, Vice President, Product Strategy, Reval
Peter Seward is responsible for the strategic direction of the Reval® SaaS/Web-based platform and Reval Center™ valuation and hedge accounting service. He has also written the modules Reval IAS 39, IFRS 7 and FAS 161 Doctors. Mr. Seward’s 15 years experience in financial services software spans Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Prior to Reval, he was a sales engineer at Principia Partners, an implementation consultant and custom development project manager for Integrity Treasury Systems in both Sydney and Chicago, and a manager of treasury systems at Rabobank Australia in Sydney. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Western Australia.
David Shaw, Senior Vice President & Treasurer, Thomson Reuters
David Shaw joined The Thomson Corporation in 2001 as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. He moved to Thomson Financial as Senior Vice President of Finance in March, 2005, where he was responsible for business development, planning and analysis, and decision support. In March, 2007, he transferred back to the Thomson Corporation as Vice President of Corporate Finance & Business Analysis. In April, 2008, David was promoted to his current position of Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of Thomson Reuters, where he is responsible for the corporation’s global treasury activities, including capital strategy, capital markets, rating agency communications, risk management, pension investments, and banking relationships.
Before joining Thomson Reuters, David held various corporate finance positions in the Treasurer’s Office of General Motors and worked as a certified public accountant at Pricewaterhouse. Mr. Shaw graduated from the State University of New York at Albany with a B.S. in Accounting and received his M.B.A. in Finance at Columbia Business School.
Susan Skerritt, Executive Vice President, Bank of New York Mellon
Susan Skerritt leads the Strategy, Development and Investment Division of the Financial Markets and Treasury Services (FMTS) Group of the Bank of New York Mellon. In that role, she is responsible for the strategy, innovation, merger & acquisition, and investment management activities of FMTS. The FMTS Group represents approximately one-third of the revenue stream of the Bank of New York Mellon and includes 6 of the most significant businesses of the Company (Treasury Services, Corporate Trust, Shareowner Services, Depositary Receipts, Broker-Dealer Services and Alternative Investment Services).
Since joining BNYM in 2006, Ms. Skerritt has been involved with several high-profile projects and products. She had business management responsibility for the Global Corporate Trust CDO product during a period of extensive internal transitions and external market upheaval. The Global CDO business, which provides administrative and trustee services for highly structured collateralized pools of debt, contributed over $350 million in annual revenue in 2007, and has over 1,100 relationship management, analytics and loan processing professionals in 6 U.S. and European locations. Before joining the Bank of New York Mellon, Ms. Skerritt was a partner of Treasury Strategies, Inc., where she was responsible for the Corporate Consulting practice and management of the firm’s New York office. She joined Treasury Strategies in 1998 after serving for more than twenty years in increasingly senior positions at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Ernst & Young and Morgan Stanley, primarily in the areas of treasury management, global custody and international treasury.
Ms. Skerritt has an MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University and a BA degree in Economics from Hamilton College, where she serves as a Charter Trustee on the Board of the College. She is married with one child and lives in Brooklyn Heights.
MaryAnn Von Seggern, Director , Cisco Systems
Maryann Von Seggern is Director of Worldwide Channels Development for Cisco Capital. She is responsible for Cisco Capital’s Channel financing strategy in support of 40,000 channel partners globally, accounting for over 80 percent of Cisco’s revenue. She is also charged with developing Cisco Capital’s marketing and support programs that create channel capacity for Cisco and help customers acquire Cisco products and services, as well as creating end-user financing programs. Von Seggern developed Cisco Capital’s extended terms financing program in more than 140 countries, developed a variety of innovative, industry-leading channel partner offerings, built a robust training curriculum and a comprehensive financing portal for channel partners. Prior to Cisco, Von Seggern spent 20 years at IBM Global Financing. Von Seggern holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Finance from St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York.
Jun Wang, Assistant Treasurer-Global Liquidity , Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Jun joined Kimberly-Clark in May 2007. As Assistant Treasurer – Global Liquidity, her primary responsibility is to manage the corporation’s short term liquidity, as well as overseeing the operation of In House Bank. Jun worked in International Paper corporate treasury for 5 years where she had acquired broad Treasury experience via progressive career expansion managing the International Treasury, Financial Risks including Foreign Exchange, Interest Rate and Commodity derivatives, and finally Debt Capital Markets. Prior to joining International Paper, Jun worked in Pension and Cash Management group for Chevron Texaco. Jun also held various finance and management positions during her 5 years working for China National Medicines and Health Products Import & Export Corp. (China MEHECO) between 1993 and 1998.Jun received her MBA from Iona College Hagan School of Business and her BA in International Finance from the University of International Business & Economics in Beijing, China. She holds designation for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), as well as Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).
Alan Weindorf, Senior Business Leader , Visa, Inc.
Alan Weindorf is Senior Business Leader in Treasury for Visa Inc., a global payments technology company. He joined Visa in early 2008 to manage the international and foreign exchange activities after leading a series of financial consulting projects prior to Visa’s IPO.
Prior to Visa, Weindorf was director, Treasury for Starbucks where he managed the enterprise risk management, investment management and capital markets functions. As AT for Transamerica Corporation, Weindorf directed all asset/liability management and interest rate risk management activities. Weindorf graduated from Stanford University, serves on GARP’s FRM Committee and was named to Treasury and Risk Management’s 100 Most Influential People in Finance in 2005.
