Global Treasury Leadership: Centralise Data and Empower Teams

What does it really take to lead a successful global treasury team? Is it about centralising everything, adopting the latest technology, or knowing when to step back and trust your people?

In this episode of the Treasury Career Corner podcast, host Mike Richards welcomes back Patrick Peters Buehler, Global Treasurer at Arcera Life Sciences, an international life sciences company operating across multiple continents.

With over 25 years of experience in treasury and finance, Patrick shares his perspectives on leadership, global treasury transformation, and the importance of building teams that are empowered to make decisions while maintaining strong processes and controls.

Drawing on his current experience leading a geographically dispersed treasury team, Patrick explains why centralising information doesn't necessarily mean centralising people.

He also discusses the challenges of simplifying banking structures, the limitations of real-time treasury, and why human judgment remains essential as AI and new technologies continue to develop.

What We Cover in This Episode

Why effective treasury leadership requires delegation, trust, accountability and strong processes.How centralised treasury data and decentralised teams can support global operations.Transforming treasury across 19 countries, reducing banking relationships from 60 to five core banks.The risks and inefficiencies of relying on Excel, manual processes and disconnected systems.Whether real-time treasury offers genuine advantages over traditional end-of-day reporting.How AI and predictive analytics could improve cash flow forecasting while retaining human judgment.Why continuous learning, treasury conferences and sharing best practices are essential.How rising costs of capital, emerging markets, blockchain and tokenisation are shaping treasury's future.

You can connect with Patrick Peters-Bühler on LinkedIn.

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