1. PIERLUIGI CONTESSA 9539 Old Village Drive, Loveland, OH45140
859.322.0505 ▪ pcontessa123@yahoo.com
CAREER SUMMARY
Highly skilled, multilingual Treasury and Finance professional with 30 years Latin America, Asia and Europe
treasury experience. Analytical and problem solving abilities combined with hands-on, can-do attitude, produces
track record of successful process optimization and treasury systems automation with extensive bottom line
savings. Expertise includes:
 Design of Optimal Global Financing and Cash Management Structures
 Implementation of Multi Currencies and Commodity Hedging Programs
 Treasury Department Optimization, Centralization and Outsourcing
 Implementation of Treasury Workstation ( IT2 and Kyriba)
 Design of Treasury SOX and OFAC Controls
 Fluent in English, Spanish and Italian
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENERAL CABLE Corp. Cincinnati, OH July 2015 – Current
Director Global Financial Risk
 Lead the global implementation of the Kyriba Treasury Workstation achieving Corporate daily visibility
into cash balances at 55 legal entities, 78 banks and 170 global bank accounts, improving liquidity
forecast, eliminating proprietary bank platforms and automating the payment approval workflow for
regional and global payments
 Eliminated $40,000 per year North America bank fees, and increased annual CAD interest income by
CAD500,000
 Consolidated regional Foreign Currency and Commodity hedging policy into a single Global policy
standardizing procedures and hedging thresholds, improving hedge effectiveness and optimizing
counterparty relationships
 Structured treasury and tax efficient repatriation of USD $22 Million from the Asia operations and USD
$84 Million from the Brazilian operations
PUMA ENERGY. San Juan, Puerto Rico 2014
Latin American Treasurer
 Senior member of the M&A team responsible for successful acquisitions in Colombia, Panama, Puerto
Rico and Peru
 Designed and implemented a regional rolling seven days consolidated cash flow projections system
 Lead the regional implementation of the IT-2 Treasury Workstation
ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Jacksonville, FL
Assistant Treasurer 2011- 2014
 Refinanced and restructured rail cars and equipment leasing contracts generating $20 million in cash and
lease payment savings exceeding $250,000 per year

2.  Created the Financial Risk Management Committee and Corporate Policies to manage the company’s
financial risks including foreign currency, commodities, interest rates and energy
 Re-organized the European cash management structure consolidating bank relationships, ensuring
compliance with SEPA regulations and generating savings of $10,000 per year
 Collaborated with the company Tax Department in a legal reorganization project that generated $6 Million
in EBITDA contribution
IMG WORLDWIDE, Cleveland, Ohio
Treasurer 2009-2011
 Restructured bank relationships in China, India and Southeast Asia reducing fees and transaction costs,
improving service levels and implementing a centralized access to and control of bank accounts.
 Implemented a European multiple currency cash pooling system which reduced average cash balances in
Europe by $15 million.
 Decreased seasonal borrowing requirements by $25 million introducing rolling 12 weeks and long term
cash forecasting system.
 Reduced corporate DSO by seven days by reorganizing collection processes and procedures.
THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio 2008-2009
Manager International Treasury
 Designed and implemented banking and intercompany funding mechanisms for a $50 million plant
construction project in Mumbai, India.
 Led R.F.P for implementation of cash pooling agreement for three Mexican subsidiaries, which allowed
repatriation of $10 million of local excess cash.
 Restructured corporate hedging program and policy. Improved compliance with FAS133 regulations,
increased effectiveness and extended coverage to India and China subsidiaries.
CHIQUITA BRAND INTERNATIONAL, INC., Cincinnati, Ohio 1999-2007
Director Global Treasury Operations 2004-2007
 Directed domestic and international treasury operations team of seven
 Created policies, procedures and controls to guarantee compliance with SOX and OFAC requirements.
 Implemented global cash pooling and netting system, reducing daily minimum bank balance requirements
by $50 million and freeing funds for acquisitions and corporate debt reduction.
 Increased Days Pay Outstanding by 25 days implementing P-Card and E-payable programs, generating
cost and working capital savings of $ 1.6 million over three-year period.
 Developed and improved treasury workstation connectivity to ERP and banking systems to support
centralization of global treasury functions and processes.
Manager Global Treasury Operations 2002-2004
 Designed and implemented global rolling seven days consolidated short-term cash flow projections
system.
 Outsourced check payment function to relationships bank further reducing processing cost by converting
75% of vendor payments to ACH.
Manager Latin American Treasury, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1998-2002
 Leveraged Latin America subsidiaries local assets to raise $40 million of working capital financing to
support corporate cash flow needs during Chapter 11 proceedings.
 Actively participated in divestiture of non-core assets, generating $150 million of free cash flow.

3.  Senior Analyst Latin American Treasury, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1990-1998
 Responsible for administration of $350 million loan portfolio for Chiquita Central America, Caribbean and
Latin American operations
 Developed $75 million funding strategy for reconstruction of Honduras division.
 Designed and implemented third party and intercompany financing, tax and capital structure for
acquisition of $100 million of land bank and operating assets.
EDUCATION
MBA, Business Administration, Barry University, Miami, FL
BS, Computer Science, Barry University, Miami, FL