Varun Wadhwa

Deputy Treasurer Baker Hughes

Varun Wadhwa is a Deputy Treasurer at Baker Hughes. In his role, he supports the accessing of the capital markets to optimize the capital structure of the company, supports the governance and execution of fiduciary responsibilities for the Companies pension assets, oversees Foreign currency & commodities risk management , enable commercial growth & working capital optimization by leveraging trade finance solutions , supports the management of key bank relationships and lead the delivery of Treasury functions support for Mergers & Acquisitions. He is based in London, United Kingdom.

Prior to his current role, Varun served in various Treasury roles in Baker Hughes & GE , including as the Deputy Treasurer - Banking, Projects & Treasury Operations at Baker Hughes , Treasury Integration & separation Leader for the Baker Hughes and GE Oil & Gas merger, Global Cash Management Treasury Lead for GE Oil & Gas, and Bank Relationship Manager for GE Corporate. Prior to joining GE in 2012, Varun worked in Corporate Banking & Cash Operations with Citibank & HSBC in India.

Varun holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science and a Master’s in Business Administration degree with a specialization in Finance from Indian Institute of Technology.

Agenda Day 1

2:50 PM INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION WITH AUDIENCE Q&A – How can a treasury group manage the impact of major company changes?

Treasury groups have a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of many of the significant decisions taken by a business. Whether going through an IPO, purchasing a new company or going through a merger, or looking at ongoing business needs such as expansion or growth plans, the treasury team have to manage many of the processes inherent in ensuring the activity is successfully undertaken.


Bringing the treasury team into the decision-making process at an early stage is critical; indeed, activities such as purchases and mergers can potentially stall due to treasury integration challenges alone. As such, this panel discussion will aim to focus on the following:


  • How can treasury teams ensure their voice – and therefore needs – are heard BEFORE a fundamental business decision is taken?
  • What should the role of treasury be when advising on fundamental business change? Where should the influence extend to, and what is “out of scope”? How can this differ from company to company?
  • War stories and best practice – what practical advice can be given to help with ongoing change?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Varun.

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