Matthias König Email & Phone Number

Zürich, Zh, Ch

Zurich & Sao Paulo

Brasil

General manager (Intrapreneur) of our proprietary commodity trading boutique "Nutrade"- Full P&L and business responsibility across origination, logistics, sales, risk management, legal and financial matters, innovation projects, marketing- Doubling of the Soybean book in USD terms in my first year, landmark first direct export vessel to China and carve-out to dedicated grains organization- Strategic re-positioning of the $100m reference platform in Brazilian coffee "Nucoffee"… Show more General manager (Intrapreneur) of our proprietary commodity trading boutique "Nutrade"- Full P&L and business responsibility across origination, logistics, sales, risk management, legal and financial matters, innovation projects, marketing- Doubling of the Soybean book in USD terms in my first year, landmark first direct export vessel to China and carve-out to dedicated grains organization- Strategic re-positioning of the $100m reference platform in Brazilian coffee "Nucoffee", opening access to China and entering the post-harvest market in Brazil by bringing two disruptive R&D projects with the University of Lavras to successful proof of concept and then commercial stage- Building of a $100m Cotton book from scratch in two years, sourcing from Brazil's top producers and selling to spinning mills in Brazil, China, Turkey and Indonesia ("Nucotton")- Leading a team of 30-40 colleagues in Brazil through a number of organizational adjustments along the growth path- Representing Syngenta in various significant value chain organizations such as Cecafé, BSCA, SCA, ICA, Cotton Brazil and ANEA- In result building the by far most advanced and complete proprietary commodity platform of any agri input company in the market Show less

São Paulo

Continuous growth journey as an in-country Treasury leader with increasing geographical scope supporting up to $6bn in business size- All FX-related risk management programs across several countries and significant market volatility (e.g. Argentina elections 2019, Brazil elections 2017) - Cashflow and Liquidity management including restricted currency management (Argentina, Venezuela)- Successful track record in debt capital markets (US Commercial Paper program $500+, innovative… Show more Continuous growth journey as an in-country Treasury leader with increasing geographical scope supporting up to $6bn in business size- All FX-related risk management programs across several countries and significant market volatility (e.g. Argentina elections 2019, Brazil elections 2017) - Cashflow and Liquidity management including restricted currency management (Argentina, Venezuela)- Successful track record in debt capital markets (US Commercial Paper program $500+, innovative Agri asset backed-securities issuance in Brazil (three CRAs in 2016, 2018, and 2019, landmark agro FIDC in 2019, vendor finance lines with banks all summing up to $750m+ financing for clients) and Argentina ($100m Crescere program)- US Corn and Soy seeds production hedging program- Shaping the Brazilian and US DB and DC pension plans (in excess of $1bn in total AuM) as a leading member of the investment committees with access to the full range of asset classes; re-launching the Argentina pension scheme- Treasury transformation program using agile methods and turning into a shared service operations team in Uruguay and front offices in key operating countries, complete cash management overhaul across the Americas- Corporate Insurance matters across LATAM- Leading a team of 10-15 colleagues Show less

Basel Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Management of the Group-wide FX hedging program incl. the exposure identification, risk reporting, hedge strategy development and execution (appx. 50 currencies)- Re-definition of the group's Brazilian Real risk managements strategy on the ground- Management of the Group interest rate hedging program with the same responsibilities, basically hedging the Group's financial assets and liabilities portfolio (fixed and floating rate)- Co-lead in the development and delivery of webinars… Show more - Management of the Group-wide FX hedging program incl. the exposure identification, risk reporting, hedge strategy development and execution (appx. 50 currencies)- Re-definition of the group's Brazilian Real risk managements strategy on the ground- Management of the Group interest rate hedging program with the same responsibilities, basically hedging the Group's financial assets and liabilities portfolio (fixed and floating rate)- Co-lead in the development and delivery of webinars about financial risk management to the wider Finance community- Representation of Syngenta at several roundtables and conferences to debate and establish best practice in financial risk management- Project lead for developing a Treasury-wide working group to act as a forum for information sharing, feedback, and innovation Show less

Basel Und Umgebung, Schweiz

Three-year Finance leadership program covering three positions:Group Cash Manager (2012/13)- Daily liquidity management covering the Group's central bank accounts as well as regional and global cash pools- Cash forecasting for the Group over several time horizons (short-term, mid-term, long-term) and initiation/execution of appropriate short-term financing activities (commercial paper, loans etc.). Forecasting process benchmarking project across countries.- Trading of FX and… Show more Three-year Finance leadership program covering three positions:Group Cash Manager (2012/13)- Daily liquidity management covering the Group's central bank accounts as well as regional and global cash pools- Cash forecasting for the Group over several time horizons (short-term, mid-term, long-term) and initiation/execution of appropriate short-term financing activities (commercial paper, loans etc.). Forecasting process benchmarking project across countries.- Trading of FX and commodity derivatives for our daily liquidity management and several global hedging programsEAME Supply Chain Analyst (2011/12)- Finance Business Partner for four out of eight EAME territory supply chain heads ($1.5bn business)- Finance Lead for a major CAPEX project in Russia (green field $50m+ investment)- Cost controlling for the regional supply organizationEAME CP Business Analyst (2010/11)- Financial Analysis of Sales, Gross Profit, and Function Costs for the region ($3bn business)- Development of a new Gross Profit margin mix analysis- Finance Business Parter for a product portfolio optimization project Show less

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

Internship with two projects:- Holistic portfolio analysis for a major commercial bank as a result of the financial crisis- Basel II implementation project for a major commercial bank and Europe-wide implementation status study

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

Internship in the Equity Capital Markets team, participating in several transactions such as IPOs, rights issues and share buyback programs.

Frankfurt Am Main Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Intern in the central private financial planning team, analyzing and improving the processes and tools used for advising private clients on their financial planning activities.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Accounting & Finance, 5.77 Out Of 6

Activities and Societies: Institute for Accounting & Finance

Exchange Semester, Accounting & Finance

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration, 5.62 Out Of 6

Exchange Semester, Business Administration