Treasury Team of the Year 2008
We are looking to identify the treasury team which is most admired by its peers and its advisors. You can vote on the basis of the broad achievements of the team across the main areas of treasury – cash management, corporate finance, risk management, treasury operations and corporate governance – or because of one or two specific achievements in any one area. The only condition is that the team must be based in the UK or have its head office in the UK to qualify.
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Awards categories
There will be two categories for this award, to reflect the different size companies:
- Treasury Team of the Year – market cap > £2bn
- SME Treasury Team of the Year – market cap < £2bn
The judging panel
Our expert panel brings together experienced practitioners from the corporate, bank and advisory worlds, all of whom have an understanding of the qualities needed for successful treasury management
- Jonathan Slade, Diageo (Chair)
- Francis Burkitt, NM Rothschild & Sons
- Mary Finn, Burton Foods
- Ian Fitzgerald, Lloyds TSB
- Lesley Flowerdew, WS Atkins
- Sean Hanafin, Citi
- Peter Matza, ACT
- Nick Mourant, Tesco
- Neill Thomas, KPMG Corporate Finance
- Paul Watters, Standard & Poor’s
- Graham Wood, formerly E.ON
- Henryk Wuppermann, Bayer
Selection criteria
The panel will use the criteria below to select the winners of each category. Taking into account the relative sizes of the company and treasury team, the winners will be the teams which across all treasury disciplines – cash management, corporate finance and funding, governance and risk management – demonstrates all or any of the following:
- Sound treasury management
- Strong technical knowledge and ability
- Innovation in technology and systems
- Ability to build strong relationships with the company’s bankers and advisors.
In casting your vote, you may want to consider other key factors including:
- Reputation
- Excellence and efficiency in deal execution
- Negotiation skills
- Volumes of deals conducted
- International/geographic scope of the team
The concept of treasury “team” should also be taken widely – it may consist of one or two people in the treasury department supported by a broader team of people who help perform the treasury function.
Only corporate treasury teams will be considered; the team must be based in the UK or have its head office in the UK.
Nomination process
Teams may be nominated by all members of the ACT and readers of The Treasurer, as well as anyone else involved in the treasury environment. Nominations should be made by providing brief details of the team and your reasons for choosing them.
Only one vote allowed per person. You cannot vote for your own team and if voting for a client, you must declare this. All nominations will be treated confidentially.
PRIZE DRAW – all those voting will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win £100 of M&S vouchers or an equivalent dontation to the charity of your choice.
Previous winners
Winners of the inaugural Award were Vodafone.
