Real Treasury Careers: Insights, Strategies & Success Stories

The Treasury Career Corner Podcast

Since 2018, Mike has interviewed over 410+ treasury professionals about their treasury careers on his weekly podcast, The Treasury Career Corner.

Each week he talks to them about how they built their careers, where they are now and where they see both themselves and the treasury profession going to next.

In each episode, Mike talks to his guests about their career paths, key challenges, and leadership insights.

The conversations provide practical takeaways on:

Career Growth & Leadership – The pivotal decisions, challenges, and strategies that shaped their careers

Strategic Decision-Making – How they lead teams, manage risk, and drive success

The Future of Treasury – Their perspectives on industry trends and the skills needed to stay ahead

Listen to the podcast for real-world treasury career insights, leadership lessons, and strategies to help you navigate your own career path.

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  • #423

    17 March 2026

    In this episode Julien Muet, Head of Corporate Finance & Treasury at TÜV Rheinland Group, explains how he built a global treasury from scratch, strengthened liquidity during COVID-19, and modernised operations through automation and AI.

    Julien Muet

  • #422

    10 March 2026

    Building a centralised treasury function inside a decentralised organisation is never about perfect policies or org charts. In this episode, Ritu Narula, SVP Finance and Treasurer at Hilco Global shares what actually works, from earning trust across regions to balancing speed, control, and growth as treasury scales globally.

    Ritu Narula

  • #421

    3 March 2026

    Treasury doesn’t just support transformation. It enables it. In this episode, Andrew Binnie, Group Treasurer at SSE plc, shares how treasury is supporting a £33bn investment programme. From funding strategy and hybrid capital to leadership and team capability, Andrew explains what it really takes to lead treasury through large-scale change.

    Andrew Binnie

  • #420

    24 February 2026

    In this episode, David Mazzola, Head of Treasury at Norstella, shares how a systems-first mindset helped him replace spreadsheet sprawl with scalable global treasury operations. Drawing on experience at QBE and Spotify, David breaks down what really goes wrong with treasury tech adoption, what changes when a TMS is implemented properly, and how automation can give treasury teams their time back.

    David Mazzola

  • #419

    17 February 2026

    In this episode, Mike Richards speaks with Scott Paredes about breaking out of the traditional treasury box and creating real business impact. They discuss managing liquidity through crises, capital markets innovation, sustainability-linked lending, fraud prevention, and the mindset treasurers need to move from back-office to business-critical.

    Scott Paredes

  • #418

    10 February 2026

    In this episode of The Treasury Career Corner Podcast Alex Chalmers, Group Treasurer at Inchcape, shares how he scaled treasury across 40+ markets, modernised systems, and led major M&A while building a global, regionally led treasury function.

    Alex Chalmers

  • #417

    3 February 2026

    What does it really take to build a treasury function from scratch in a fast-growing tech company? In this episode, Michael Scott, Senior Director of Treasury at Toast, shares the mindset he calls “Fix the now, plan for next” and how it shaped his approach to scaling treasury through rapid growth, uncertainty, and disruption.

    Michael Scott

  • #416

    27 January 2026

    From pivoting out of tax to leading treasury at a global manufacturing business, Bert Jameson, Vice President and Corporate Treasurer shares the career moves, mindset, and fundamentals behind scaling treasury at Ingersoll Rand. A practical look at treasury leadership, M&A support, and what it really takes to operate at global scale.

    Bert Jameson

  • #415

    20 January 2026

    What really makes a treasury career stand the test of time? After 25 years across retail, insurance, and healthcare, Daniel Perez shares why transparency, trust, and strong relationships matter more than any system or spreadsheet. In this episode Daniel reflects on leadership, banking partnerships, and how treasury professionals can move from execution to real strategic impact.

    Daniel Perez

  • #414

    13 January 2026

    Building a treasury function from scratch is challenging at the best of times. Doing it during a major corporate spin-off, against a backdrop of global uncertainty, raises the stakes even higher. In this episode, Tom Gilliam, Vice President of Corporate Finance and Treasury at Haleon.

    Tom Gilliam

  • #413

    6 January 2026

    In this update episode, Edwin Koopmans, VP Corporate Treasury at Lufthansa Group, shares lessons from scaling treasury at Zalando and leading complex global operations at Lufthansa. He talks candidly about managing FX and fuel price risk, leading highly specialised teams, and how AI is changing what treasury headcount really means.

    Edwin Koopmans

  • #412

    30 December 2025

    Leading global treasury teams is as much about people and culture as it is about numbers. In this episode, Mike Larsen, Global Head of Client Treasury at Computershare, shares practical lessons from building and leading treasury teams across the US, Europe, and Asia.

    Mike Larsen