IAS39 problems and solutions
Melissa Allen (MA) Structurer, Global Risk Solutions Group, BNP Paribas, resident accounting specialist for fixed-income products. Also Chair of the European Accounting Committee for ISDA (the International Swaps and Derivatives Association).
Mark Baillie (MB) Associate Director, Financing Solutions Group, Barclays Capital, specializes in the accounting treatment of structured fixed-income and equity products.
Neil Cotter (NC) Group Treasurer, Logica CMG, the largest UK-based IT services company.
Gerald Dannhäuser (GD) Head of Frankfurt Foreign Exchange Sales and Advisory, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, responsible for optimizing risk management strategies including complying with IAS.
Nick Goddard (NG) Treasury Controller, British Airways, currently analyzing the impact of IAS39 on the company's interest rate, foreign exchange and fuel hedging.
François Masquelier (FM) Head of Corporate Finance & Treasury at media company RTL, and Chairman of the European Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Sebastian di Paola (SD) Partner, Corporate Treasury Solutions Group, at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sebastian is based in Brussels and has spent much of the past five years helping companies to get their treasury operations compliant with IAS39 and its US counterpart, FAS133.
Pauline Wallace (PW) Senior Partner, Global Corporate Reporting Group, PwC with responsibility for IFRS accounting policy for financial instruments and financial institutions. Previously a member of the implementation guidance committee for the original IAS39.
Peter Zegger (PZ) Corporate Centre Controller, Unilever, responsible for Control in the Parent companies and the treasury back office, with previous positions in Treasury and finance director of Unilever subsidiaries.