Building a Portfolio of Skills with Stephen Kaufhold

In this week’s episode of the Treasury Corner podcast, I’m joined by Stephen Kaufhold, the Senior Vice President & Treasurer at Allergan plc. If you looked at Stephen’s undergraduate CV it would have stated that he only ever wanted a job in treasury. He has seized every opportunity and made some good early moves in his career, ensuring he built a solid foundation across all treasury roles.Stephen joined Allergan in 2010 as Treasurer and is now responsible for the global treasury and insurance functions. Allergen plc is a global pharmaceutical company which focuses on the development, manufacturing and commercialising of a range of branded pharmaceutical devices, and a broad range of regenerative and therapeutic products covering the nervous system, eye care, gastroenterology and medical aesthetics. They have one of the broadest development pipelines in the pharmaceutical industry. Formed in 1948 it has undergone many changes. Today they employ around 17,000 employees and operate in 100 countries.Before joining Allergan, Stephen was the VP, Treasurer of Virgin Mobile USA, a wireless MVNO service provider, from 2004 to 2010. While at Virgin Mobile, he was part of the team that led the company’s IPO in 2007. Prior to Virgin Mobile, Stephen was SVP, Assistant Treasurer of the CIT Group responsible for the cash management, risk and international treasury functions.He started his treasury career at AT&T Capital Corporation. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Washington Crossing Council, Boy Scouts of America. He earned his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and has Bachelor degrees from St. Peter’s College and Loyola University, Maryland. On the podcast we discussed…How Stephen has taken risks and several leaps of faith for his career developmentHow to make yourself more valuable to your company and potential employersStephen’s experience of managing an IPO and large acquisitions and mergers and how that has helped his treasury careerWhy he believes building a portfolio of skills across all areas like FX and Cash Management are key for a successful career in treasuryWhat Stephen sees as the future for treasuryThe importance of being flexible and grabbing every opportunity and experience available to youIf you would like to get in touch with Stephen, you can connect with him via his LinkedIn profileAre you interested in pursuing a career within Treasury?Whether you’ve recently graduated, or you want to search for new job opportunities to help develop your treasury career, The Treasury Recruitment Company can help you in your search for the perfect job. Find out more here. Or, send us your CV and let us help you in your next career move!If you’re enjoying the show please rate and review us on whatever podcast app you listen to us on, for Apple Podcasts click here!