John Engeman, CTP, CMA, CFM

VP & Assistant Treasurer

Liz Claiborne, USA

Industry:
Apparel and fashion
Annual turnover:
€2.3bn
Treasury staff:
9
Treasury structure:
Centralised (one other region)
TMS:
Kyriba
Cross-border pooling:
Yes
Cash rich or debt:
Debt

Speaker profile

John Engeman is the Vice President, Assistant Treasurer of Liz Claiborne. He was successful in obtaining an extension of company financing through a syndication of banks during the turbulent credit markets in early 2009 and again in May 2010. Prior to joining Liz in 2005, he was the Treasurer of Agfa Corporation. Engeman is a Certified Treasury Professional, Certified Management Accountant and Certified Financial Manager and is a member of the Association for Financial Professionals, Institute of Management Accountants and Toastmasters International. He has a B.B.A. in finance from the University of Notre Dame and his M.B.A. in finance from Hofstra University.

Corporate profile

Liz Claiborne Inc. designs and markets a global portfolio of retail-based premium brands including Juicy Couture, kate spade, Lucky Brand and Mexx. The Company also has a refined group of department store-based brands with strong consumer franchises including the Monet family of brands, Kensie, Kensiegirl, Mac & Jac, and the licensed DKNY® Jeans and DKNY® Active brands. Beginning in Fall 2010, the Liz Claiborne and Claiborne brands will be available at JCPenney and the Liz Claiborne New York brand designed by Isaac Mizrahi will be available at QVC and internationally. Visit www.lizclaiborneinc.com for more information.