I have Thomas Otendal, the Group Treasurer at Saxo Bank. Saxo started as an online trading and investment platform and subsequently got banking lessons. They are a global business in 40 countries and Thomas was brought in to set up treasury from scratch.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Thomas got into the treasury
- The contrast and comparison in culture and industry between postal service vs. financial service
- The journey and the exciting things he's doing in Saxo
- His biggest achievements in his seven years in Saxo
- His advice to others regarding his approach in setting up the treasury from scratch
- The key things he looks for when hiring into his team
- How he sees the role of treasury changing with technological advancement
- How has networking been a part of his career
- The mentors Thomas had
- The one piece of advice he wishes he had known at 25
- What he thinks makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the C-suite
