programme - CFO Insight

17 OCTOBER
Roundtable Session I 1.30 p.m.-2.30 p.m.
Running Subsidiaries in CEE
Subsidiaries of international companies are an important feature of
any open economy. In emerging Europe, they feature particularly prominently
and often comprise important production sites, R&D centres
and administrative hubs with significant finance departments.
PARTICIPANTS
Michael Offermanns, CFO, Lanxess Central and Eastern
Europe, Slovakia
Michael Offermanns has been CFO at Lanxess Central and
Eastern Europe in Bratislava since 2007. In addition to Slovakia,
the regional headquarters steers subsidiaries in Poland,
Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Since 2011, Mr
Offermanns has also been CFO of Lanxess Kimya Ticaret in
Istanbul. Before moving to Bratislava, he was deputy head of
internal audit at Lanxess group headquarters in Germany.
Armin Häberle, Executive Editor, CFO Insight, Germany
Armin Häberle has been working for the F.A.Z.-Institute and
FINANCIAL GATES since 2008. In 2012, he became Executive
Editor of CFO Insight. Previously, he worked for the British
Consulate-General in Düsseldorf, supporting German companies
investing in the United Kingdom. He is also a lecturer for
political economy at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf.
17 OCTOBER
Roundtable Session I 1.30 p.m.-2.30 p.m.
Identify the Potential in Your
Financial Supply Chain
Optimising liquidity is a key strategic item for CFOs. This requires
in-depth knowledge of your operations and the physical and financial
supply chain. Being able to leverage the potential in the financial
supply chain significantly facilitates future growth.
PARTICIPANTS
The external speaker has not yet been confirmed.
Mark Milders, Head of Corporate Clients, Central & Eastern
Europe, ING Commercial Banking, Netherlands
Mark Milders has been Head of Corporate Clients Central &
Eastern Europe at ING Commercial Banking since 2010,
where he supports clients in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,
Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia,
Turkey and Ukraine. Previously, he worked at Fortis Bank
Netherland in corporate finance and, before moving into his
current role, led ING’s leveraged finance team.
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