Overall Excellence
Entrepreneurship Even in Treasury
Google won the Alexander Hamilton Award for Overall Excellence for the first time this year, having collected awards in six of the seven categories, including two Golds for Best Green Strategy and Financial Risk Management.
Google Treasurer Brent Callinicos, CFO Patrick Pichette and some of the treasury team
Best Green Strategy
Gold
Generating Capital for Green Energy: Google
Silver
Moving Healthcare Paperwork Online: Cignal Global Health Benefits
Bronze
Retooling a Plant to Make a Safer Product: Honeywell International
Axel Martinez, assistant treasurer at Google; Adrian Garcia, capital markets analyst; Aurin Bhattacharjee, senior capital markets analyst; and Kojo Ako-Asare, corporate finance manager
Cash Management
Gold
Cloning Treasury for a Split Company: ConocoPhillips
Silver
Locking Down Cash at Acquired Companies: Google
Bronze
Off-the-Shelf Treasury Overhaul: Visa
Editors’ Choice Middle Market Excellence Award
Amping Up Visibility into Cash Worldwide: Cunningham Lindsey Group
Diana Noteboom, IT business analyst, finance, ConocoPhillips; Tammy Burks, director of treasury services, Phillips 66; and Judy Bouchard, banking director, ConocoPhillips
Enterprise Risk Management
Gold
Enumerating Key Risks Worldwide: Juniper
Silver
System to Score Risk Efforts: Aon
Bronze
An Offensive Strategy: Paychex
Editors' Choice Middle Market Achievement Award
Defining Risk Tolerance Levels: RTI International
Laura Langone, director of global risk management at Juniper Networks; Mitchell Gaynor, general counsel, secretary and EVP; Catherine Portman, VP of treasury; and Robyn Denholm, CFO and EVP
Financial Risk Management
Gold
Hedging Against an Economic Upturn: Google
Silver
Tweaking Systems to Accommodate CLS: Microsoft
Bronze
Building a Tool to Show How Risks Are Interrelated: Ford Motor
Editors' Choice Middle Market Excellence Award
Automating to Increase Exposure Visibility: FLIR Systems
Hui-Chien Chang, director of the portfolio management group at Google
Liquidity Management
Gold
Building a Crystal Ball for the Pension Plan: Pfizer
Silver
Getting the Best Return Out of Short-Term Cash: Google
Bronze
Adding FX Forecasts to Cash Flow Models: Toyota Financial Services
Amit Singh, senior director of capital markets at Pfizer; Neal Masia, assistant treasurer and VP; John Croke, senior manager of pensions; Renje Kuo, manager of capital markets; and Colum Lane, director of pension investments
Technology Excellence
Gold
Speeding Up Collateral Exchange: Toyota Financial Services
Silver
Building a Dashboard for Cash: Microsoft
Bronze
Scaling Systems for Future Growth: Google
AHA Middle Market Achievement Winner in Technology Excellence Increasing Efficiency by Taking Advantage of Online Services: Milwaukee County
Debbie Kukreja, treasury operations manager at Toyota Financial Services; Karen Craig, managing counsel; Daniel Tschopp, treasury valuations manager; and Nishant Rohatgi, treasury business solutions manager
Working Capital
Gold
Getting a Bead on Cash: Microsoft
Silver
Rolling Out a Credit Card for Ads: Google
Bronze
Automating AR Post-Merger: Stanley Black & Decker
Bronze
Spending Transparency: Sprint Nextel
Paul Weldon, record global process owner director at Microsoft; Jim Scurlock, senior manager, global cash planning; Michael Armstrong, group portfolio manager
