Michel Verholen

Assistant Treasurer

Greif, Belgium

Industry:
Manufacturing and packaging
Annual turnover:
US$3.5m
Treasury staff:
6
Treasury structure:
Mostly centralised (Eurozone-UK-US) decentralised other
TMS:
Thomson Reuters Treasury Manager
Cross-border pooling:
Yes (Europe)
Cash rich or debt:
Debt

Speaker profile

Over the last decade, Michel has held various finance positions in the Greif organization, both in Belgium and the Netherlands. Already been part of Greif’s treasury team since 2002, Michel became Director, International Treasury in 2005. In this capacity, Michel holds the prime treasury responsibility for all Greif operations outside North America. In 2010, Michel was appointed Assistant Treasurer, adding responsibilities for corporate treasury matters. Michel is also Greif’s Global Working Capital Champion.

Corporate profile

Greif is a world leader in industrial packaging products and services. The company produces steel, plastic, fibre, corrugated, flexible and multiwall containers and containerboard, and provides blending, filling and packaging services for a wide range of industries. Grief also manages timber properties in North America. The company is strategically positioned in more than 50 countries to serve global as well as regional customers. Additional information is on the company’s website at www.greif.com.