SWOAFP September 2007 Meeting Notice
Dinner
Meeting at Montgomery Inn, in
Topic: Facing your
Fears: Mitigating the Risks of International Business
Date: September 19, 2007
Time: 5:00 p.m................Networking Opportunity
5:30 p.m………....Announcements/Dinner
6:00 p.m................Program/Presentation
7:00 p.m..………..Adjourn
Jennifer Teasdale, International Product Specialist from JPMorganChase, will be presenting valuable information on risk considerations when dealing with non-US trading partners. This includes involving the right people to address risk concerns, risk mitigating solutions, cross-border payment flows and FX, and basic banking arrangements and options. Jennifer will be sharing various topics under a common theme: An opportunity is presented to the Controller/CFO/Treasurer for new international business, whether procuring product from overseas, selling to international buyers, setting up new operations, or an M&A situation. These topics will be presented from the perspective of the Financial Team.
Jennifer Teasdale is an
International Treasury Specialist with Chase Bank, located in
Jennifer
has been in banking for 15 years, specializing in International and domestic
Trade and Treasury Management services.
Prior to joining Chase in 1995, she worked for First Interstate Bank of
Upcoming Activities
· November 14th - Best Practices for Electronic Payments – Roundtable Discussion: Grand Finale
·
December 12th -
· January 16th – Economic Outlook from Different Perspectives: Vincenzo’s
Of Note
·
Congratulations
to our members of SWOAFP that have been appointed to the highly acclaimed National
AFP Honors Program for 2007. Our winners
include Bill Doering, Scott Graham, Cathy Crume, Howard Ammons, Brian
Szames, Steve Skerl, and Mary Graviss. This
significant industry recognition distinguishes a select group of corporate
practitioners at the top of their profession, who are chosen from a list of
100,000 by senior AFP staff. The AFP
Honors Program is based on strict criteria which include meeting professional
qualifications, career growth, membership in AFP, and certifications such as
the CTP.
Membership Info
·
If
you know friends or peers that are interested in becoming a SWOAFP members, please
contact Jill Warman at 513-632-4579, Susan Albonetti at 513-474-7999, or Mary
Fetch at 513-345-1141.
Other
·
Want to know what’s going on in the local
job market? Check out the SWOAFP website (www.swoafp.org) for recent job
postings. If you are looking to fill a position and would like to post it on
the site, please feel free to email any of the Board members.
·
NEOTMA – The Northeastern Ohio AFP
Conference is being held on September 17th. Please see www.neotma.org for more details.
·
·
We are looking for someone to be our Public
Relations Board Member for SWOAFP.
If you are interested or would like to nominate someone, please call
Jill Warman at 513-632-4579. This new position will encompass working on our
marketing materials, communication about SWOAFP to newspapers and journals,
etc.