In this episode, discover how Peter Schadelbauer built a centralized treasury from the ground up within a rapidly expanding global company - and how that vision led to winning an Adam Smith Award for Best Process Re-engineering Solution. Peter Schadelbauer is the Senior VP & Treasurer at NielsenIQ , the world’s leading consumer intelligence company. With a background in both banking and corporate treasury, Peter has led transformation initiatives in companies of all sizes - from family-run firms to multinational organizations - bringing modern systems, centralization, and strategy to the treasury function. Whether you're building treasury operations from the ground up, leading digital transformation, or managing change in a traditional corporate culture, this episode is packed with insights. Peter’s story proves that with vision, collaboration, and persistence, even smaller organizations can achieve world-class treasury excellence. What We Cover in This Episode: Peter’s career journey from banking apprentice to global treasurer Why he left banking to pursue a more strategic role in industry The reality check of moving from theory in banking to hands-on treasury in production companies Transitioning into treasury at Lindner Group and the evolution of a "banking department" into a full-fledged treasury function Step-by-step creation of an in-house bank to support global operations Winning the Adam Smith Award for Best Process Re-engineering Solution How to lead change and build buy-in within long-established company cultures Lessons from integrating treasury systems during major corporate mergers The role of technology in treasury - when to innovate and when to simplify Peter’s insights on artificial intelligence in treasury and why he’s cautious but optimistic You can connect with Peter Schädelbauer on LinkedIn. --- 🎙️ Subscribe to the Treasury Career Corner podcast - Never miss an episode! Subscribe on your favourite platform: CLICK HERE for 🎧Spotify Podcasts CLICK HERE for 🍏Apple Podcasts 📊 Managing short-term cash and investments - Without the right technology is a huge risk for modern treasurers. Tradeweb changes that! 🎓 Save $150 on CTP & FPAC– Exclusive discounts for treasury professionals – thanks to our trusted partners. 🧠 Leadership Under Pressure – Practical tools and coaching that work – from the team at Gazing Leadership 🧩 What if your whole team had one clear view of your group structure - Fuseable makes it happen 🔐 Managing signatory lists manually? Cygnetise gives treasury teams a smarter, safer way 👉 FIND OUT MORE HERE https://treasuryrecruitment.com/partners/
