In this live panel discussion from TEXPO, senior treasury leaders, Meredith Vance, Emily Howell, and Bruce Perry share how networking, mentorship, intentional career moves, and continuous learning helped shape their paths from accidental entrants into treasury to leading global treasury organisations.
Meet the Guests:
Recorded live at TEXPO, this episode explores how treasury professionals can intentionally build rewarding and long-lasting careers in treasury leadership. The panel discusses their different career journeys into treasury, the importance of education and the CTP qualification, how mentorship and networking accelerate career progression, and why treasury remains one of the most relationship-driven areas of finance.
The conversation also covers leadership, treasury technology, scaling global treasury organisations, navigating acquisitions and transformations, and how treasury professionals can continue developing their careers in a rapidly changing environment.
Key topics discussed:
- How each panelist entered the treasury profession
- Building a treasury career intentionally versus “falling into” treasury
- The role of the CTP qualification and continuing education
- Why networking is critical for treasury career growth
- Mentorship and developing future treasury leaders
- Expanding treasury skillsets through strategic career moves
- Treasury leadership during acquisitions, carve-outs, and transformations
- Building global treasury organisations from the ground up
- Selecting treasury technology and treasury management systems
- The importance of relationships across treasury, banking, and the wider business
- Managing treasury teams in remote and hybrid environments
- How treasury professionals can become more comfortable networking and building industry connections
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