Three Senior Appointments at CWT

(27 April 2022, 11:35 +07)  CWT has appointed Jim Shepherd as Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance, Lisa Papageorge as Vice President - Treasurer and Julia Kou as Senior Vice President - Chief Strategy Officer, a newly created role.

All three appointments are effective immediately and report directly to Bill Courtney, CWT’s EVP & Chief Financial Officer.

“We’re extremely proud to have such immensely talented and experienced leaders, who individually and collectively bring a powerful dynamic to our organization, as we continue to execute on our growth initiatives, scale our operations and uphold our leadership position in the business travel sector,” said Bill Courtney. “Their experience across a wide range of financial, treasury and strategy matters, further strengthens our finance and strategy team.”

Jim Shepherd

Based in Minneapolis, Jim Shepherd will serve on CWT’s Finance & Strategy Leadership Team and be responsible for the delivery of analysis, decision support, and leadership of Financial Planning and Analysis as well as the Finance Business partnerships to the global operating functions of CWT.

Jim has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in the areas of finance, strategy, and operational excellence, delivering shareholder value and strategic impact for Fortune 500 companies.

He joins CWT via Medtronic, where he served as the Vice President of Strategy and Transformation for Global Operations and Supply Chain.

Lisa Papageorge

Dallas-based Lisa Papageorge has served as a prominent member of CWT’s Finance & Strategy Leadership Team since the start of the year, successfully overseeing CWT’s treasury and investor relations organization.

Before joining CWT, Lisa was Treasurer at Service King Collisions Repairs, where she was responsible for the company’s implementation of cash management programs.

Prior to that, Lisa spent over six years at Dr Pepper Snapple Group where she led the global treasury function, cash flow management, and banking relationships.

Julia Kou

Following her appointment as Head of Strategy, Planning & Analytics in 2020, Julia Kou has been responsible for the effective alignment of CWT’s strategic plans to its investments, whilst overseeing corporate planning, pricing & profitability, and business insights functions.

In her new role, Julia will be dedicated to leading corporate strategy, mergers & acquisitions, strategic transactions, and business insights & analytics.

Julia will continue to collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team to enable CWT’s company’s vision and strategic priorities.

See also: CWT Appoints Patrick Andersen as President and CEO.