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Lenovo Treasurer Damian Glendinning set up operation to cover 66 countries for the Chinese computer maker.

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When Damian Glendinning joined Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo in 2005, he faced an unusual challenge. Lenovo was in the process of acquiring IBM’s PC division, a business three times its size. At the time Lenovo had no operations outside of China, while IBM’s PC division had no treasury of its own. Glendinning was appointed treasurer and vice president and given the task of setting up a treasury and cash management operation covering 66 countries. And he had less than five months to get the new treasury up and running.

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