Peter van Rood

Director Corporate Finance & Treasury

Akzo Nobel, The Netherlands

Industry:
Coatings and specialty chemicals
Annual turnover:
€13.9bn
Treasury staff:
32
Treasury structure:
Centralised
TMS:
Yes
Cross-border pooling:
Yes

Speaker profile

Peter is Director of Corporate Finance and Treasury at AkzoNobel. Prior to this post he fulfilled for over 17 years various roles in Royal Dutch Shell, including in trading and treasury. Peter has studied business economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, holds a CFA designation and a post graduate controller certification.

Corporate profile

AkzoNobel is the largest global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and consumers worldwide with innovative products and are passionate about developing sustainable answers for our customers. Our portfolio includes well known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, International and Eka. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we are a Global Fortune 500 company and are consistently ranked as one of the leaders on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. With operations in more than 80 countries, our 55,000 people around the world are committed to excellence and delivering Tomorrow’s Answers Today™.