Influential corporate treasurers who spoke in 2024 include

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  Lizette Gracida

  Senior director of institutional affairs and foreign trade,

  Toyota de México

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  Lizette Gracida

  Senior director of institutional affairs and foreign trade,

  Toyota de México

  May 30

  • 11:50am -12:30pm
    Nearshoring business operations: challenges for treasury

  Lizette Gracida has a BA from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México and a Diploma in International Trade from the Universidad Iberoamericana. She has also attended the Next Generation Executive Program of the Michigan Ross Business School.

  Lizette started her career in the automotive industry 15 years ago focusing mainly on international trade, strategic planning, government relations and regulatory affairs. In 2014, she joined Toyota Mexico where she currently serves as Senior Director of External Affairs and Trade Compliance for all Toyota operations in the country. Moreover, she is the leader of Diversity and Inclusion matters for Toyota Mexico.

  Lizette also represents Toyota at the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry, as well as in other industrial and business forums such as the Executive Council of Global Companies. Lizette also played a key role for the company representing Toyota before the Mexican government and the “side room” during the USMCA negotiations.

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  ShinYoung Park

  Assistant treasurer,

  Henry Schein, Inc

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  ShinYoung Park

  Assistant treasurer,

  Henry Schein, Inc

  May 30

  • 03:40pm -4:20pm
    Treasury teams and operations: finding optimal alignment

  EDUCATION: M.S., Finance, Illinois Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Business Administration, Ewha Woman’s UniversityCertified Financial Analyst (“CFA”)Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”)Certified Treasury Professionals (“CTP”)HENRY SCHEIN, INC.

  CAREER: 2023 – Present Executive Director, Assistant Treasurer 2017 – 2023 Senior Director, Assistant Treasurer 2014 – 2017 Director or Treasury Operations 2008 – 2014 Manager of Treasury Operations

  PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE: 2007 – 2008 Senior Consultant, SunGard 2005 – 2007 Implementation Consultant, SunGard2004 – 2005 Support Consultant, SunGard

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  James Krikorian

  VP, treasurer,

  Krispy Kreme

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  James Krikorian

  VP, treasurer,

  Krispy Kreme

  May 29

  • 04:00pm -4:40pm
    Liquidity management in the current rate environment

  James Krikorian is the Vice President & Treasurer for Krispy Kreme. His extensive global treasury career began with the Italian headquartered Pirelli Spa and later Prysmian Spa where he worked abroad in Istanbul, London and Milan. More recently, and before joining Krispy Kreme, he headed the North American Treasury for AB Electrolux for the better part of a decade.

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  Pamela Potrie

  Latam finance senior director,

  PedidosYa / Delivery Hero

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  Pamela Potrie

  Latam finance senior director,

  PedidosYa / Delivery Hero

  May 29

  • 02:40pm -3:20pm
    Hedging foreign exchange risk in Latin America

  Pamela Potrie is Finance Sr. Director at PedidosYa, the delivery market leader in Latin America and the brand under which Delivery Hero operates in the region. She leads the Tax, Accounting and Treasury functions for all 15 Latam markets. She’s Uruguayan and has extensive finance experience both in Uruguay and abroad (NYC and Sao Paulo). She has worked in several different roles: consulting, banking products, sales, market management, corporate treasury, corporate finance and administration, and economic development. Throughout her career, she has held global, regional, and local positions in different industries including at Citibank Uruguay and New York. Her leadership experience includes leading large teams with diverse age, geographic, and disciplinary backgrounds. Additionally, as a woman executive with a hearing impairment, she is highly committed to furthering the diversity and inclusion agenda in her country/region/company; to which end she participates in several D&I networks and is President and co-founder of her current organization´s ERG group for D&I (#HacktheGap) as well as a member of the company’s “Inclusion Board”.

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  Bruce Edlund

  Group director, assistant treasurer,

  Cloud Software Group

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  Bruce Edlund

  Group director, assistant treasurer,

  Cloud Software Group

  May 29

  • 12:00pm -1:00pm
    Roundtables

  May 30

  • 11:50am -12:30pm
    Mergers and acquisitions: operational challenges in supporting new business and aligning treasuries

  Bruce Edlund is Senior Director, Assistant Treasurer at Citrix Systems, Inc. based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Edlund manages a global team of four who are responsible for cash and liquidity management, investments, cash flow and balance sheet hedging, bank relationships and stock buyback. Mr. Edlund has over 14 years of treasury experience as Assistant Treasurer at DIRECTV Latin America, Senior Corporate Treasury Manager at Citrix, Director of Global Cash Management at Walmart Stores, Inc. and returning to Citrix in 2014. His experience in very different-sized companies in different industries has given Mr. Edlund a wealth of experience into different ways of tackling treasury’s challenges. Prior to corporate treasury, Mr. Edlund worked for five years in investment banking in Latin America, primarily at Bank of America. Mr. Edlund has a MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management where he maintains ties and has been a regular guest judge for their FORAD finance competition. He also has B.A. degrees in Economics and French from California State University, Sacramento. After studying, living and/or working in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and South America, Mr. Edlund speaks French and Spanish. With his work in Latin America along with living in South Florida for 13 years, he is conversant in Spanish.

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  Tamara Saront-Eisner

  Treasurer and vice president, mergers and acquisitions, Americas Hub,

  Air Liquide

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  Tamara Saront-Eisner

  Treasurer and vice president, mergers and acquisitions, Americas Hub,

  Air Liquide

  May 29

  • 11:20am -12:00pm
    Cash management and forecasting strategies: pooling and intercompany netting in the region

  Tamara Saront-Eisner leads Treasury and M&A for the Americas Hub at Air Liquide, an international Fortune500 French company and the world leader in industrial gasses. This Hub represents more than 40% of the group’s consolidated revenue.Tamara joined Air Liquide in 2015 as VP and Treasurer with responsibility over treasury functions in all the Americas, with special focus on cash management, trade finance, risk management, regulation, pensions, intercompany lending and project review support. Her responsibilities also include domestic, international cash pooling, forecasting, banking and foreign exchange and commodity price risk management. In 2021, she has been promoted to be responsible for M&A as well, overseeing acquisitions and divestitures for the region.Tamara came to Air Liquide from Repsol, an integrated oil and gas company headquartered in Spain. She held strategic and operational finance positions in international and domestic assignments. She developed a successful career with Repsol that started in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tamara gained increasing responsibilities and was part of the first group of executives to start operations in the US as the local CFO. She was later promoted to Regional Treasurer, covering the US and Canada. She has been recognized as one of “Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women” of 2016 by Houston Women Magazine. She currently serve in the board of the Association of Financial Professional (AFP), a national non-for-profit association for treasurer and financial professional. In 2017, she was President of the Houston chapter of Women’s Energy Network, a 29-year-old non-profit organization focused in promoting and fostering professional women in the energy industry. Tamara is passionate about helping and mentoring others. She is focused on promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) participation by girls and regularly shares time in Air Liquide’s diversity groups.She received her B.A. in Economics from University of San Andres, Argentina and her MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE), UK.

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  Doug Tropp

  SVP and treasurer,

  Booking Holdings Inc.

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  Doug Tropp

  SVP and treasurer,

  Booking Holdings Inc.

  May 29

  • 02:40pm -3:20pm
    Cash investments: money markets, yields and reform - the short and medium outlook

  May 30

  • 03:40pm -4:20pm
    Treasury teams and operations: finding optimal alignment

  Doug attended Syracuse University and graduated with a B.S. in Finance with a minor in Economics. He spent 8-years at the Fuji Bank Ltd. In NYC as a money markets trader. He attended Fordham University graduating with an MBA in Finance & Accounting. Doug joined the Hertz Corporation in 1998 as Manager, Corporate Finance. In 2000, Doug joined IBM treasury. Doug spent seven years with IBM and held roles in capital markets, risk management & foreign exchange. While with IBM, Doug spent two years in Dublin Ireland on an international assignment in the role of Chief Dealer of IBM’s In-house Bank. In 2007, he joined GE Corporate Treasury as a Managing Director. Doug held various roles over his 7-year career at GE Capital. In 2014, Doug joined Booking Holdings as VP, Treasurer. Doug oversees funding, investments, cash management, insurance, risk management, share repurchase and bank relations. Doug was promoted to SVP in February 2020 and is a member of the senior leadership team. Booking Holdings brands include; Booking.com, priceline.com, KAYAK, Agoda.com, rentalcars.com and Open Table.

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  Mack Makode

  VP, treasurer,

  Under Armour

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  Mack Makode

  VP, treasurer,

  Under Armour

  May 29

  • 09:50am -10:30am
    Risk, uncertainty and predictions for 2024/2025

  Mack Makode is Vice President and Treasurer for Under Armour. Mr. Makode was appointed to his current position in April 2018. As Treasurer, Mr. Makode is responsible for capital markets, FX and interest rate risk management, working capital optimization, cash forecasting and treasury operations.

  Prior to joining Under Armour, Mr. Makode worked at Mylan for almost 3 years as Vice President and Asst. Treasurer, and General Electric (GE) for almost 10 years, holding progressive leadership positions including Treasurer of two GE Businesses (combined assets ~$70B) with promotion to Asst. Treasurer of GE’s largest operating units (Industrial businesses) with $250+B assets in >130 countries. In these roles, Mr. Makode was responsible for FX, interest rate and commodity hedging strategies and hedge accounting, liquidity analysis and management, traditional and alternate funding, cash flow and working capital management, M&A evaluation and integration, and cash and bank account management.

  Mr. Makode received his Ph. D. in Structural Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Wharton Business School. Mr. Makode was a professional badminton player early in his career.

  Mr. Makode lives in Clarkesville, MD with his wife and has two sons.

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  Raul Sanchez

  Director treasury,

  Mitel 

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  Raul Sanchez

  Director treasury,

  Mitel 

  May 30

  • 09:10am -9:50am
    ERP, TMS and APIs: transforming the treasury technology trinity

  Raul is an Industrial Engineer, and holds a Masters in Finance. Senior executive with over 15 years experience in Finance, Treasury, and FP&A. Worked in Mexico (GNC), Germany (Bombardier), USA, Venezuela and Canada (GE and Mitel) providing leadership in the development of strategic and operational Treasury and Finance objectives, focus on efficiency and keeping things simple.Certified Crossfit Trainer (CF-L3), International Crossfit Judge, Board Member of the Canadian Functional Fitness Federation, and Member of the Technical Officials Committee for the International Functional Fitness Federation.
  Head of Advisory GTB in BBVA México Rafael Galaviz has more than 15 years of experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, Transactional Banking, Treasury Management, Business Development and Relationship with Multinational Corporations. He has a background in Financial Administration at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, México and an MBA in Global Business and Strategy from the Belk College of Business at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Egade Business School at Monterrey, México. During his more than 12 years of career in BBVA he has held different important roles such as VP transactional Banker, Cash Management Director and is currently Head of Advisory GTB in Corporate & Investment Banking in Mexico, where he is responsible for coordinating the Nearshoring Efforts and Strategies and the development of tailor made solutions of working capital and transactional services for BBVA’s corporate clients, based on Data, ESG and Digitalization.

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  Allan Muñoz

  Corporate finance and treasury director,

  Coca-Cola FEMSA

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  Allan Muñoz

  Corporate finance and treasury director,

  Coca-Cola FEMSA

  May 30

  • 01:40pm -2:20pm
    Supplier and trade financing: the treasury win-win

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  Abhishek Jhunjhunwala

  Director of capital markets,
  Bristol Myers Squibb 

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  Abhishek Jhunjhunwala

  Director of capital markets,
  Bristol Myers Squibb 

  May 30

  • 02:20pm -3:00pm
    BMS's strategic response to a shifting macro-economic landscape

  Abhishek is the Director of Capital Markets at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). Abhishek’s primary areas of responsibility include Capital Strategy and Capital Markets for BMS. He has been with the company for about 11 years and has held roles in various finance organizations including Treasury, FP&A, Controller, Internal Audit, Business Controls. Abhishek worked in the Governance, Risk and Compliance Services group at KPMG prior to joining BMS in 2013. Abhishek is a Chartered Accountant and graduated with a degree in Finance and Accounting from India.

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  Amy Lainge

  Head of global treasury operations,

  Warner Bros. Discovery

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  Amy Lainge

  Head of global treasury operations,

  Warner Bros. Discovery

  May 30

  • 11:50am -12:30pm
    Mergers and acquisitions: operational challenges in supporting new business and aligning treasuries

  Amy has been providing her expertise in global treasury operations for more than 15 years across many industries.  She is currently the Vice-President, Head of Global Liquidity & Treasury Operations at Warner Bros. Discovery in Knoxville, TN.  She manages the global liquidity and treasury operational needs for the organization including liquidity structures, short-term funding, cash positioning, investments, debt administration, cash forecasting and bank relationships.  Amy holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Cincinnati.  She earned the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) credential in 2007 and has been a volunteer member of the AFP Certification Committee since 2011.  In 2022, Amy became the Chairperson of the Certification Committee for the Association of Financial Professionals.

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  Connie Miner

  SVP, global head of treasury,

  News Corp

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  Connie Miner

  SVP, global head of treasury,

  News Corp

  May 29

  • 11:20am -12:00pm
    Cash management and forecasting strategies: pooling and intercompany netting in the region

  Connie Miner is SVP, Global Head of Treasury at News Corp, where she manages all aspects of the Treasury function across the company. She started at News Corp in April of 2020 as VP, Assistant Treasurer.

  Prior to joining News Corporation, Connie was Assistant Treasurer at Capri Holdings Limited (“CHL”) and was with the company for almost six years. During this time, Connie assisted in securing financing to fund the acquisitions of Jimmy Choo and Versace and was responsible for global treasury operations.

  Previous to joining CHL, Connie worked on the Corporate Treasury team at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and started her career at Greif, Inc., both in the Global headquarters in Ohio and the South American headquarters in Brazil.

  Connie is a Certified Treasury Professional, holds a Global MBA from the University of North Florida and a consortium of European universities, and graduated from The College of New Jersey with a B.S. in Finance and minor in International Business.

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  Daniel Fleming

  VP assistant treasurer,

  Circana

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  Daniel Fleming

  VP assistant treasurer,

  Circana

  May 29

  • 12:00pm -1:00pm
    Roundtables
  • 04:40pm -5:20pm
    Working capital against inflationary pressures

  Dan Fleming is a distinguished professional with a wealth of experience in treasury management, capital markets, and financial consulting. Dan has successfully led treasury functions at prominent retailers including Nordstrom and Target, demonstrating a strategic focus on capital allocation, liquidity forecasting, and the optimization of working capital.Before working in the retail sector, Dan made significant contributions to the financial services industry as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan. His tenure in this role equipped him with a deep understanding of capital markets, M&A and honed his skills in financial analysis and strategic decision-making.In addition to his corporate roles, Dan has applied his expertise as a consultant for various SAP implementations, showcasing his versatility in navigating complex financial systems and driving operational efficiency.Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Indiana University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Recognized for his industry leadership, Dan has contributed to the field as a treasury conference planning task force member for events held in 2018, 2021, 2022, specifically focusing on payments.

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  Todd Yoder

  EVP and chief financial officer,

  S&B USA

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  Todd Yoder

  EVP and chief financial officer,

  S&B USA

  May 29

  • 09:50am -10:30am
    Risk, uncertainty and predictions for 2024/2025

  Todd Yoder serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at S&B USA, one of the fastest growing infrastructure development companies and a dominating force in the United States public-private partnership (P3) sector developing and building some of the most complex infrastructure projects. Mr. Yoder has nearly two decades of experience in corporate finance with multinational corporations, most recently serving 12 years with Fluor Corporation, following finance leadership roles with Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV), Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH), and Capitol Bancorp Ltd. (NYSE: CBC). Yoder is a frequent guest speaker at economic and corporate finance events throughout the world hosted by the Economist, Bloomberg, Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), Reuters, McKinsey & Company, and is often cited in print and online media. Yoder serves on the board of directors of the North Texas Food Bank and holds three university degrees including two undergraduate degrees from Indiana University and Goshen College, and a graduate degree from the University of Notre Dame where he earned his MBA with academic honors.

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  Lisa Killer

  Director treasury operations

  Orlando Health

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  Lisa Killer

  Director treasury operations

  Orlando Health

  May 30

  • 11:50am -12:30pm
    Mergers and acquisitions: operational challenges in supporting new business and aligning treasuries

  Lisa Killer is a seasoned finance professional with over three decades of experience in treasury management and financial operations. Currently serving as the Director of Treasury Operations at Orlando Health, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the discussion.

  Throughout her career, Lisa has orchestrated significant transformations and savings initiatives within treasury departments, including successful RFP processes resulting in annual savings of over $1.5 million. She has led multiple bank transitions and bank consolidations due to acquisitions. Her contributions have been recognized by her certification as a Certified Treasury Professional by the Association of Financial Professionals and completion of the Leadership Finance Program by the McCraken Alliance and Rollins College.

  With a deep understanding of treasury management and cash flow optimization, Lisa is known for her strategic thinking and leadership skills. She served as a member of the Wells Fargo Bank Treasury Advisory Council, demonstrating her commitment to staying at the forefront of industry trends and best practices.

  Lisa has a finance degree and MBA from the University of Florida. Outside of her professional endeavors, Lisa enjoys Gator football and exploring national parks. She is excited to share her insights and engage in meaningful discussions as a panelist.

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  Maria Claudia Mejia Mesa

  Finance control director,

  Grupo Levapan

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  Maria Claudia Mejia Mesa

  Finance control director,

  Grupo Levapan

  May 29

  • 04:00pm -4:40pm
    Challenges in cross border payments in US and Latin America

  María Claudia Mejía is the Finance Control Director for a Mutilatina company based in Colombia, named Grupo Levapan, She leads the Tax, Accounting , Accounts receivables and Treasury functions. She holds a degree in Business Administration from CESA (Colombia) and a MBA from Escuela de Negocios San Pablo Ceu (Spain). She has more than 20 years experience in Finance and Treasury. Throughout her career, she has held global, regional, and local positions in different industries as technology ( Rappi), chemicals, oil & gas, energy, retail ( Carrefour), exports, and insurance industries.

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  Mandana Sadigh

  SVP and treasurer,

  Mattel Inc.

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  Mandana Sadigh

  SVP and treasurer,

  Mattel Inc.

  May 29

  • 09:50am -10:30am
    Risk, uncertainty and predictions for 2024/2025

  Mandana Sadigh serves as the Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of Mattel. She is responsible for all aspects of global treasury operations, capital investment policy, global insurance, and risk management. She has over 30 years of experience at Mattel leading corporate finance and strategy functions, serving as the Divisional CFO for the largest segments of the business. Earlier in her career, Mandana held a variety of roles in corporate banking. She is a member of Mattel’s Administrative Committee, responsible for overseeing Mattel’s retirement, 401(k) and deferred compensation plans. Mandana is the President and member of the Board of Directors of Far West Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. She sits on the Board of The Toy Association, where she serves on the Investment Committee. Mandana is also a member of Bank of America’s Global Corporate Advisory Board.

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  Victor Pausin

  Treasurer – Americas,

  Nissan Motors Limited

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  Victor Pausin

  Treasurer – Americas,

  Nissan Motors Limited

  May 30

  • 11:10am -11:50am
    Capital markets: bonds and loans markets for US corporates

  Victor Pausin is a senior Finance executive with twenty years of experience in Treasury, Corporate Finance and C-Suite Advisory for global manufacturing and auto financing companies.

  He currently holds dual leadership roles in Treasury at Nissan and NMAC; Nissan’s Sales Finance Organization.

  Since joining the $90 billion Japanese Automaker in 2019, his global impact has been centered around driving financial strategies that positioned NMAC among the Top 3 most cost-effective US Auto Captive companies. He is a recognized thought leader in free cashflow generation and received Nissan’s Global CEO Award for securing optimal liquidity during Covid-19 when major competitors had to tap into their backstop revolving credit facilities.

  Prior to Nissan, Pausin grew his career at Goodyear in FP&A and several other leadership roles in Treasury and Global Finance & Strategy across Latin America, Europe and the United States.

  In addition to leading currency risk management, he was instrumental in designing and implementing global funding, capital allocation and cash repatriation strategies that increased the stock price by 77%.

  Pausin, a first-generation American, Slovenian national, and native of Venezuela, is based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and a recent graduate from Harvard Business School in Boston, MA. He holds additional bachelors and masters degrees in Business Administration, Finance and Engineering.

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  Patrick Baumann

  VP treasurer,

  Signature Aviation
  

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  Patrick Baumann

  VP treasurer,

  Signature Aviation
  

  May 30

  • 11:10am -11:50am
    Capital markets: bonds and loans markets for US corporates

  Patrick is responsible for all treasury functions, capital markets transactions, and corporate finance strategies at Signature Aviation. He oversees all relationships with financial institutions supporting the company’s cash management operations, leveraging new bank technologies/services to improve global cash management, liquidity and streamline global operations. Patrick has been in the capital markets industry for over 25 years and established a track record of executing innovative financial solutions and building treasury teams. He holds an MBA from City University and a CFA charter. He is a member of the Orlando CFA Society.