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The Future of Finance: Technology, Talent & Transformation
In this episode, hosts Tom Gavaghan and Holly McNulty, are joined by Kevin Lammers, former CFO and holding company president, and Dory Malouf, Director of Value Engineering at Kyriba. They talk about Kevin and Dory’s career paths, the evolving role of CFOs, and the impact of technology and AI on finance and treasury functions. Kevin and Dory share their personal experiences, as well as about their time working together, and provide valuable advice on leadership, fostering continuous improvement, and how uncertainty can bring opportunity.
Kevin Lammers, Former CFO
Prior to retiring, Kevin was President, Faurecia USA Holdings, Inc and North America Sr Vice President. In this role, Kevin led the Faurecia North America Board of Management. Previously, he served as Faurecia, North America Chief Financial Officer. Lammers’ career with Faurecia spanned more than 25 years in increasing significant positions with oversight of a region with over $5 billion in sales. Kevin started his career at what is now Ernst & Young. In his 8 years at E&Y, he served a wide variety of clients and industries. Working in the Automotive Tier 1 supply base and public accounting industries, Kevin has more than 30 years leadership experience.Kevin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toledo. He is a CPA in the State of Ohio.
Dory Malouf, Director of Value Engineering at Kyriba
Dory has 20+ years of management treasury practitioner experience at leading fortune 500 companies (Faurecia Automotive, PulteGroup...). His practitioner experience includes multiple digital transformations and value realizations from treasury and finance technology as well as global cash management, capital market strategies, risk management, working capital optimization, economic trend analysis, and M&A. Dory’s accomplishments in treasury and finance digital transformation have been featured in Treasury & Risk Magazine, as well as in case studies by the Association of Financial Professionals (AFP).In his role as Kyriba's Director of Value Engineering, Dory collaborates directly with executives in Treasury and Finance along with their teams, documenting a plan to execute and realize value based on their strategic digitization initiatives. This cross-functional collaboration includes benchmarking, capability maturity modeling, current process risk implications and risk mitigation techniques culminating with a clear road map to best practice adoption that will result in a compelling ROI that delivers value to their organization.
Dory lives in the Metropolitan Detroit area with his wife, twin boys, and his adorable rambunctious dog Raja.
