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Fabian Boklage
Regional Treasury Manager, Asia Pacific
Henkel is one of the world’s leading producers of detergents, cosmetics and adhesives. Founded in 1876, the Düsseldorf-based company has gone on to establish footholds in European, American and Asian markets, employing some 48,000 people across the world. In 2010, Henkel’s sales increased by 11.2% to over €15 billion, with 41% of that figure attributed to demand in emerging markets such as China. The Asian Tiger economy is expected to become the second most important market for Henkel in terms of annual sales by 2015.
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Piaggio is the largest European manufacturer of scooters and motorbikes and one of the world leaders in its industry. Piaggio is also a major international player in the light commercial vehicle business. The company, which is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, is headquartered in Pontedera, Italy and has manufacturing plants in Spain, India, Vietnam and China, as well as in Italy. Almost two-thirds of Piaggio’s European annual sales are generated between the months of April and September, when demand for its products reaches its peak. Piaggio sells over 600,000 vehicles per year, 36% of which were sold in Asia and 60% in Europe in 2009.
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A global insurance company implements a new investment strategy to match the company’s excess cash with its future claims.
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Over the next few years, SEPA will become the standard method of making credit transfers and direct debit payments across Europe. With this in mind, UniCredit is providing treasurers with a forum in which they can ask the questions they need answered before they make the switch.
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IDEA Cellular is a publicly listed company, having been listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in March 2007. IDEA Cellular is a leading GSM mobile services operator in India with around 73m subscribers, under the brand IDEA. It is a pan-India integrated GSM operator covering the entire telephony landscape of the country, and has National Long Distance License (NLD) and International Long Distance License (ILD) operations.
IDEA Cellular’s parent company is Aditya Birla Group, India's first truly multinational corporation. The group operates in 25 countries, and is anchored by over 130,000 employees belonging to 30 nationalities.
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In order to help achieve its ambitious growth plans and maintain its commitment to end-to-end process excellence and putting customers at the heart of everything it does, a leading global health care benefits company faced the challenge of improving the efficiency of its claims payment processes.
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A global manufacturer of petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and oil products, Ineos comprises 17 businesses, each with a major chemical company heritage. The company’s production network spans 64 manufacturing facilities in 14 countries worldwide. The group’s annual turnover is in excess of $40 billion.
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Headquartered in New Jersey, INTTRA was founded in 2001 and provides the world’s largest multi-carrier e-commerce platform to the ocean shipping industry. The company has 260 employees worldwide and processes in the region of 10% of global containerised freight on an annual basis.
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A publicly-listed Belgian company, Nyrstar is a leading global multi-metals business and the world’s largest producer of zinc. The group reported revenues of over €2.4 billion in 2008 and has approximately 3,200 employees across four continents.
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Headquartered in Frankfurt, aviation group Deutsche Lufthansa AG comprises five business areas: Passenger Airline Group, Logistics, Maintenance Repair Overhaul, Catering and IT Services. The group reported revenues of over €24 billion in 2008 and has over 107,000 employees.
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