Today I am joined by Dirk Wehrse, the Treasurer of T-Mobile. The reason why I wanted to have Dirk on the podcast is because he just released an article about the $19 billion bond deal from his couch.
In this episode:
- How Dirk came to treasury and what made him choose it as a career
- International moves
- T-mobile’s merge with Sprint
- Advice to the listeners about doing things remotely
- Most enjoyable part of the deal
- The bond deals
- Advice to the listeners if they go through the same situation
- Advice to other treasurers about work from home and flexibility
- Difference between banking and corporate treasury
- Advice to those who are trying to go from banking to corporate treasury
- Highlights of Dirk’s career
- Advice to listeners about networking
- Dirk’s mentors
- Advice Dirk wish he knew when he started his career
- What Dirk is looking for direct hires
- What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
- How the role of the treasurer is changing over the next few years
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