Independent treasury specialist
Theo Paardekooper has over 20 years of experience as a relationship banker dealing with corporate finance, working capital management, global cash management, FX & interest hedging and treasury advise including managing Request for Proposal processes. He has strong presentation skills and he has experience in helping corporate treasury management in their decision making processes. Negotiations with banks in a restructuring process of companies is one of his special capabilities. Dealing with Asian corporates and bridging the cultural gap is also part of his track record.
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The link between financial performance and working capital metrics
| 10-07-2018 | Theo Paardekooper | treasuryXL Managing working capital is an important task for treasurers in order to reduce the financial risk of a company and to improve the financial stability. In various studies the costs and benefits of working capital have been claimed. According to Blinder and Maccini (1991), supply costs and price fluctuations […]
De 403-verklaring van Shell inzake de NAM. Een analyse.
| 14-02-2018 | Theo Paardekooper | De juridische en fiscale structuur van een groep van ondernemingen is een belangrijk onderdeel van het framework waarin een treasurer zijn werkzaamheden verricht. Bij het aangaan van aansprakelijkheid voor het uitvoeren van een groot bouwkundig project, het geven van borgstelling voor financieringen en het sluiten van cashpools is […]
How to convince a manager as a treasurer
| 17-7-2017 | Theo Paardekooper | Management decisions are generally made based on analysis of data. However, this statement is far from correct. Arguments count, too. However, having the correct arguments does not mean that they are convincing. Being right is not the same as getting what you want. How is this possible? If you […]
Mergers & Acquisitions: The 26 process steps for a corporate treasurer
| 29-5-2017 | Theo Paardekooper | The main task of a treasurer is linked to cash management and short term funding and investments. This is the common practice in the Dutch corporate market, but this is by far not the right view on treasurer’s tasks and responsibilities. In the UK and USA the treasury function […]
Brexit: It is the economy stupid!
| 5-4-2017 | Theo Paardekooper | Brexit: It is the economy stupid! (quote van James Carville, adviseur van de voormalig president van de USA, Bill Clinton). Op 23 juni 2016 werd in de UK een raadgevend referendum gehouden waarin aan de bevolking werd gevraagd om steun voor het lidmaatschap van de Europese Unie. Een kleine […]
Treasury and regulations: A changing environment
| 15-2-2017 | Theo Paardekoper | Companies need to comply to their regulatory framework in their industry. For the treasury department a regulatory framework is applicable which is basically linked to the financial industry and not linked to the industry of the company. Because regulations in the financial industry are changing it is important for […]