Adam Smith Awards – winners podcast series

This is a new category for 2022 which recognises the efforts of those companies which have embarked upon a transformation of its treasury function. Perhaps this has been the result of a need to replace outdated technology, the integration of a newly acquired company or simply a need to transform the way things are done. Overall Winner – Hiroyuki Ishiguro, General Manager, Treasury Section, Finance Dept HQ Japan, Gurmeet Jhita, General Manager, Head of Accounting, UK and Terry Vouvoudakis, Assistant Director, New York, Sony Group Corporation with Hirofumi Karata, Citi, Molly Walsh, J.P. Morgan and Lauren Koekkoek, Zanders. Highly Commended Winner – Palle Dedenroth, Assistant Group Treasurer, Danfoss A/S with Rebecca Bjuvling, Citi. Highly Commended Winner – Roberta Eiseman, President, Comcast Capital Corporation with Gaetan Okias J.P. Morgan and Damien McMahon, PwC.

This category covers any cash pooling solution; notional and/or physical. It could be a simple single currency/single country solution or regional/global, multi-entity/multi-currency solution. Overall Winner – Rene Bustamante, Staff Vice President & Assistant Treasurer, FedEx with Lori Schwartz, J.P. Morgan. Highly Commended Winner – DS Smith. Their partner Vivek Chikballapur, J.P. Morgan speaks about their winner collaboration and solution.

This category not only encompasses cards but recognises the emerging cash replacement solutions such as e-cash, digital currencies (crypto-currency/bitcoin) and e-wallets. The winning solution, including virtual cards, could cover any aspect of corporate cards and how they are being used to improve the T&E processes. Overall Winner – Werner Flaig, Group CFO, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group. Highly Commended Winner – Careem Egypt for Smart Networks. Their partner Navin Bhatija, Citi speaks about their winner collaboration and solution. Highly Commended Winner – Waste Management. Their partner Jacqueline English, J.P. Morgan speaks about their winner collaboration and solution.

This is another new category this year and looks at how a company has implemented a treasury related solution, or is in the process of being implemented, on a regional basis – a regional solution is defined as five countries or more. Overall Winner – Andrew Grant, Assistant Treasurer, Neptune Energy Group Limited with Priyanka Rath, J.P. Morgan. Highly Commended Winner – Antoine Lebrun, Global Treasury Director and Lorena Gil, Global Treasury Manager, Glovo with Ross McEwan, Citi. Highly Commended Winner – Roshun Tulkens, Treasury, Mantrac SE with Suleman Jafrani, Citi.

Many corporates are exploring alternative sources of funding, diversifying and/or refinancing their funding sources. With an increase in M&A activity, we have seen many different types of funding submitted, whether a single transaction, or as part of a company's overall debt strategy. Overall Winner – Liam Ó Caoimh, VP Treasury, The Adecco Group. Highly Commended Winner – Mustafa Koçar, CFO and Nihal Yuksel, PF Director, Kalyon Holding, with Nazli Atilgan, J.P. Morgan.

This is a new category for 2022 which looks at sustainability and how corporate treasury can play it's part in addressing ESG issues, climate change and CO2 emissions. Overall Winner – Alex Ashby, Head of Treasury, Tesco. Highly Commended Winner – Page Group. Their partner Karl Adams, ICD speaks about their winner collaboration and solution. Highly Commended Winner – David Hanhart, Senior Director, Treasury, TEVA Pharmaceuticals.

This is a new category for 2022 which looks at how company's have implemented a treasury related solution, or is in the process of being implemented, in a single country or up to 4 countries and the challenges they have faced. Overall Winner – Greenlight Planet Kenya Ltd. Their partner Ferndinand Zaumu, Citi speaks about their winner collaboration and solution. Highly Commended Winner – Franca Aeby, Cash Manager, Roche Finanz AG. Highly Commended Winner – Henkel Algeria. Their partner Ouiza Zerka, Citi speaks about their winner collaboration and solution.

This is a new category for 2022 which looks at how companies address the emerging digital solutions. Overall Winner – Malcolm Grant, Chief of Treasury and Theresa de Gouveia, Senior Project Officer, International Organization for Migration. Highly Commended Winner – Alexander Van den Heuvel, Group Cash Manager, Richard Erven, Dealer Front Office and Ernst Janssen, Digital Treasury Manager, Royal DSM.

This is a new category for 2022 which looks at how companies manage/forecast its cash, working capital and how it makes and receives payments whether in a single or multi-purpose solution. Overall Winner – Magnus Attoff, Head of Digital Transformation & Risk Management, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson with Raymond Pereira, Citi. Highly Commended Winner – Marc Parenteau, VP Treasury North America and Jodi Fountain VP ecommerce and Marketplace, L’Oreal USA (SalonCentric) with Manish Jain, J.P. Morgan.

This category looks at foreign exchange and could be the use of technology, a new process, change to a hedging strategy or a new FX requirement as a result of entering a new market or dealing with a new currency and/or client/supplier. Overall Winner – Karen Kong, Treasurer, Broadcom inc with Jason Li, J.P. Morgan. Highly Commended Winner – Jennifer Chisholm, Business Program Manager and Tasha Westinghouse, Business Program Manager, Microsoft.