NeuGroup News

A special session moderated by NeuGroup Founder and CEO Joseph Neu brought members together to share and learn on making an ESG impact. NeuGroup wants to offer our great gratitude and appreciation to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and his team as well as all our members who attended a special event last week exploring the vital role of corporates and finance professionals in addressing the most important issues facing society and the world today: climate change and diversity and inclusion.…

To deliver the best experience for members and sponsors, NeuGroup is piloting focus groups with a series on FinLync. Tomorrow, NeuGroup will host the third of its invitation-only focus group sessions discussing FinLync, a fintech that provides total data integration via ERP-native apps that utilize the real-time power of APIs. These are the first-ever NeuGroup meetings with a focus group format, a new innovation that delivers the best experience to all members and sponsors. After initial meetings on April 7…

Members of NeuGroup’s AsiaCFO peer group will gather in person in Shanghai on May 14, in a meeting led by Shirley Liu, a highly-respected member who recently retired as China CFO for The Coca-Cola Company. We can’t think of a better way to celebrate spring and get this group’s 2021 meeting season rolling!Robotics and automation will be the meeting’s main theme. Members will hear about the latest innovations from sponsor UiPath, which—in addition to riding the success of its recent…

With Women’s History Month just drawn to a close, NeuGroup spotlights one of its most important, most unique groups.  In late 2018, after years of servicing a broad (but majority male) membership of corporate finance and treasury professionals, NeuGroup created an initiative for the growing—now roughly 30% of our membership—but not specifically served minority of the NeuGroup community: women.  Under the guidance of peer group leaders Anne Friberg and Julie Zawacki-Lucci, WiNG was created to service:  NeuGroup alumnae Current women members Women colleagues of current members Women member prospects and guests  Looking back. The group started out as physical events timed to coincide with peer group meetings of…

NeuGroup staff pulled off a difficult feat last spring to continue connecting finance professionals in a crucial period. When the Covid-19 pandemic first swept across the globe late last winter, everyone felt the impact. As a company based almost entirely on in-person interaction at that point, NeuGroup may have been among the hardest hit. “None of us had ever used Zoom before, we didn’t even have it downloaded,” said Clelia Milan, NeuGroup’s senior event manager, who helped assist the overall…

At a NeuGroup session, Chatham Financial discusses with members the differences—and advantages—of FX and commodity risk hedging.  Last Friday, NeuGroup for High Potentials held another great interim meeting in which sponsor Chatham Financial provided education and sparked a discussion on important FX and commodities topics.  There was great feedback from attendees and continued positive response to our HiPo group, which continues to thrive. Chatham Financial joined to share actionable strategies employed by a wide range of corporates looking to maximize the impact of their hedging programs, utilizing data-driven…

NeuGroup’s first half meeting cycle kicks off this month with four peer group meetings in the next few weeks.  Today, NeuGroup kicks off its 2021 semiannual virtual meetings in full force with the Foreign Exchange Group 1 meeting. Through the next few weeks, a number of peer group meetings will follow, setting our first-half meeting cycle in motion.  Semiannual peer group meetings are the core offering of NeuGroup, and the primary venue through which members engage with one another. Peer groups have historically met twice a year in person in one-to-two-day sessions with the…