Today on the podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing Meena Dafesh.
Meena is the group treasurer at Ingram Micro. They are a B2B business and Meena brings a lot of experience to the business and the treasury department.
She has worked in many different areas of the world and has a great insight into the different ways of doing this.
On the Episode:
- I ask Meena how she came into treasury and what made her decide to stick with it.
- Meena talks about what she enjoys in treasury.
- Meena talks about the different environments she has worked at in different countries and the cultural differences.
- I ask Meena what advice she would give to someone looking at making a global change in their career.
- I ask Meena to tell us more about Ingram Micro and the processes within the business.
- Meena talks about the finance side of the business and the numbers within the business.
- I ask Meena about the differences between a regional treasury role and working in head office.
- I ask Meena about her biggest achievements within her career and the highlights that stand out for her.
- We talk about mentors and sponsors within her career.
- I ask Meena how she approaches networking and what advice she would give to those looking to network.
- I ask Meena what she believes makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the CFO.
- I ask Meena about technology within the treasury department and how she thinks it will change the department.
- We talk about diversity within the treasury department and whether Meena believes that there has been a shift in gender diversity and if this will continue into the future.
- Meena gives her advice to women in the treasury departments and those wanting to further their careers.