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Today’s guest is Fred Schacknies. Fred is SVP and Treasurer at Hilton Worldwide with responsibilities in global liquidity management, banking, treasury infrastructure, foreign exchange and interest rates, credit risk, capital markets, pension investments and energy risk.   In this episode:  How Fred came to Treasury and what made him choose it as a career Highlights of Fred’s career How does Treasury differ from other industries in Fred’s perspective Fred’s move from banking to corporate Fred’s approach on networking Mentors involved in Fred’s career What piece of advice he wished someone told him Key things Fred look for in hiring How does the role in Treasury is changing in the next few years 

Today’s guest is Fred Schacknies. Fred is SVP and Treasurer at Hilton Worldwide with responsibilities in global liquidity management, banking, treasury infrastructure, foreign exchange and interest rates, credit risk, capital markets, pension investments and energy risk. In this episode: <ul> <li>How Fred came to Treasury and what made him choose it as a career</li> <li>Highlights of Fred’s career</li> <li>How does Treasury differ from other industries in Fred’s perspective</li> <li>Fred’s move from banking to corporate</li> <li>Fred’s approach on networking</li> <li>Mentors involved in Fred’s career</li> <li>What piece of advice he wished someone told him</li> <li>Key things Fred look for in hiring</li> <li>How does the role in Treasury is changing in the next few years</li> </ul>

#96 Fred Schacknies - SVP & Treasurer at Hilton Worldwide

The Treasury Career Corner Podcast returns for another intriguing interview with Fred Schacknies, the Senior Vice President &amp; Treasurer at Hilton Worldwide. On the show, we talk about how he built his impressive career in treasury, where he is now and where he sees himself and the treasury profession going next. Before joining Hilton in 2009, Fred held various treasury roles with Constellation Energy and Lucent Technologies. He currently serves a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Financial Professionals and has served on Client Advisory Boards for Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan. He has been a speaker or panellist at events hosted by the Financial Times, The Economist, Euro Finance, the US Chamber of Commerce and other groups. His team has been recognised with an AFP Pinnacle Grand Prize, an Alexander Hamilton Award and an Adam Smith Award for various treasury projects. Fred holds a BA in international relations and economics from Brown University and an MBA in finance from New York University. On the podcast we discussed…  An overview of Fred’s impressive career in corporate treasury How Hilton’s treasury department has changed and been affected by the downturn and changes to the company over the years What it’s like to lead a global treasury team across multiple nations The importance of aligning processes, people and technology to ensure everything works under the same policies and towards achieving the same goals An inside look at the team structure and ethos at Hilton Building diverse and multi-skilled teams The importance of being quantitatively minded as a treasurer Why communication and leadership skills are highly sought-after qualities by treasury recruiters Fred reveals what has helped him find a high level of success in his career Fred shares advice for someone hoping to emulate his career success  If you would like to get in touch with Fred, you can connect with him via his LinkedIn profile. 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 with 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 iTunes click here! 

The Treasury Career Corner Podcast returns for another intriguing interview with Fred Schacknies, the Senior Vice President &amp; Treasurer at Hilton Worldwide. On the show, we talk about how he built his impressive career in treasury, where he is now and where he sees himself and the treasury profession going next. Before joining Hilton in 2009, Fred held various treasury roles with Constellation Energy and Lucent Technologies. He currently serves a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Financial Professionals and has served on Client Advisory Boards for Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan. He has been a speaker or panellist at events hosted by the Financial Times, The Economist, Euro Finance, the US Chamber of Commerce and other groups. His team has been recognised with an AFP Pinnacle Grand Prize, an Alexander Hamilton Award and an Adam Smith Award for various treasury projects. Fred holds a BA in international relations and economics from Brown University and an MBA in finance from New York University. On the podcast we discussed… <ul> <li>An overview of Fred’s impressive career in corporate treasury</li> <li>How Hilton’s treasury department has changed and been affected by the downturn and changes to the company over the years</li> <li>What it’s like to lead a global treasury team across multiple nations</li> <li>The importance of aligning processes, people and technology to ensure everything works under the same policies and towards achieving the same goals</li> <li>An inside look at the team structure and ethos at Hilton</li> <li>Building diverse and multi-skilled teams</li> <li>The importance of being quantitatively minded as a treasurer</li> <li>Why communication and leadership skills are highly sought-after qualities by treasury recruiters</li> <li>Fred reveals what has helped him find a high level of success in his career</li> <li>Fred shares advice for someone hoping to emulate his career success</li> </ul> If you would like to get in touch with Fred, you can connect with him via his <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/fschacknies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn profile</a>. 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 <a href="http://www.treasuryrecruitment.com/jobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Or, <a href="https://treasuryrecruitment.com/jobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">send us your CV</a> and let us help you with 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 iTunes <a href="http://www.treasurycareercorner.com/itunes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>!

Leading a global treasury team with Fred Schacknies