Treasury Trading to Smelting Furnaces – A Treasurer’s Journey Into Industry

What does it take to transform from a market trader to a strategic corporate treasurer?

Erik Hultman the Group Treasurer at Elcowire shares his journey and hard-earned insights on building treasury functions from scratch, influencing corporate strategy, and mastering financial risk in the commodities sector.

Erik is the Group Treasurer at Elcowire, a leading European manufacturer of copper and aluminum wire products. With a background in trading and banking, Erik has built and led treasury operations in both financial institutions and industrial corporates.

His career spans roles at major Nordic banks and at Sparbanken, where he established a treasury function from the ground up before moving to Elcowire.

Main topics discussed:

• Erik’s career beginnings in trading and how he transitioned into treasury.
• Building a treasury function from scratch at Sparbanken Syd
• The shift from banking to a corporate treasury role at Elcowire.
• Challenges and rewards of managing treasury in a heavy industrial setting.
• Integrating treasury into strategic business planning.
• The importance of scenario planning and risk frameworks.
• How treasury can add value by partnering with other business functions.
• The role of storytelling and influence in treasury leadership.
• The impact of commodity risk and hedging in a manufacturing environment.
• Leveraging technology and data integrity in treasury operations.

You can connect with Erik Hultman on LinkedIn.

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