Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer
Seattle, Wa, Us
Senior executive leading Expedia's Treasury & IR during rapid growth phase (3x gross rev increase to $50b)Founded & led team responsible for Expedia’s proactive & reactive investor communications -o spin-off IPO (S-4, roadshow, investor communications, etc.)o built long-term, shareholder-focused ethos with Board, senior executives and broader employee baseo established high-touch relationships with high-quality buy-side investors (large $AUM / low turnover)o initiated coverage and maintained relationships with over 20 sell-side analystso six-week fulsome earnings process incl. call script & release authoring, exec Q&A, post-call analyst inquiries o leveraged IR's external perspective to provide real-time, actionable insights to BOD/Mgmt/FTEso rigorous Reg FD implementation & monitoring including executive training & educationGrew global treasury team from 3 to 50 FTEs (capital markets, banking, payments & fraud, cash mgmt, FX) - o structured, negotiated & closed over $4b in revolver, term loan & bond financings o managed $2b+ cash portfolio across 15 currencies, increasing yield 4x o implemented translation/transaction FX hedging program (GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD & Nordics)o delivered industry-leading cc fraud rates (<10bps) on $10b+ annual transaction volumeso developed global banking infrastructure (~300 accts.) & intercompany funding across ~100 entitieso programmatic risk management & controls (cash, wires, FX, trading, payments, insurance)
