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Embracing Change and Diversity in Treasury with Adesola Orimalade

Embracing Change and Diversity in Treasury with Adesola Orimalade

FromThe Treasury Career Corner


Embracing Change and Diversity in Treasury with Adesola Orimalade

FromThe Treasury Career Corner

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There’s never been a better time to embrace the dynamic nature of the field of treasury.However, this Treasury Career Corner guest has specific ideas when it comes to the areas where change needs to be embraced more.Adesola Orimalade, the Director of Treasury at Kiwi.com, joins this episode to discuss the importance of being more intentional about the future of treasury as well as the need to embrace diversity in terms of skills and personnel.Before landing his role at Kiwi.com, Adesola worked in the banking industry where he got his first taste of what treasury entails. While moving to the UK required him to start his career from scratch, he climbed through the ranks working at organisations like the Bank of America, the Hogg Robinson Group and Orsted Limited. Adesola is also a published author and motivational speaker.Founded in 2012, Kiwi.com is an online search engine allowing users to combine transportation from non-cooperating carriers. Self-connect travel itineraries allow users to combine flights and ground transportation from over 800 carriers.In October 2017, Kiwi.com was named the fastest-growing technology company in Central Europe by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Central Europe in the Rising Star category. Just a year later, in June 2018, Kiwi.com was named best Czech start-up by Forbes Magazine second year in a row.In November 2019, the company announced a change in its vision to become the first Virtual Global Supercarrier and won the People’s Choice Award at the Phocuswright Conference in Miami.On the podcast, we discussed…How Adesola transitioned into treasuryWhy building a diverse portfolio is beneficialHow he built his career twiceWhy building relationships with team members is vitalThe importance of creating an awareness of treasury as a careerAdesola’s top advice for treasury professionalsYou can connect with Adesola on LinkedIn.Are you interested in pursuing a career within Treasury? Whether you’ve recently graduated, or you want to search for new job opportunities to help develop your treasury career, The Treasury Recruitment Company can help you in your search for the perfect job. Find out more here. Or, send us your CV and let us help you in your next career move!If you’re enjoying the show please rate and review us on whatever podcast app you listen to us on, for Apple Podcasts click here!
Released:
Jan 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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In this weekly podcast I interview Treasury professionals from across the globe about their treasury careers. I talk to them about their roles, how they built their careers, where they are now and where do they see both themselves and the treasury profession developing. Other areas we talk about include; -Career highlights and lowlights -Where they got their big break -What they see as key to their success -Where do their careers go from here? -What do they see as the future of the Treasury profession As a treasury recruitment company, we also explore treasury talent issues and what they believe is the future for treasury profession?