Building Transformation Momentum Through Strategic Working Capital Management
18 August 2025
Webinar
What was this webinar about?
In this webinar, Jakob Rüden, Partner at McKinsey, and Tim Kallenborn, CRO at CRX Markets, take a look at the current transformative challenges. In times of profound corporate transformation, the strategic management of liquidity becomes significantly more important for CFOs and treasurers. The two experts explain how CFOs and treasurers can deliberately adapt their internal processes to create financial leeway and enable efficient management of working capital.
Your Speakers
Jakob Rüden is a long-standing partner at McKinsey & Company in the McKinsey Transformation department and global head of the Cash Excellence Service Line. He advises companies on holistic transformations focusing on increasing revenue, reducing costs and improving efficiency, as well as optimizing financing and working capital. Previously, he worked at Roland Berger for six years, most recently as a Principal.
Tim Kallenborn leads the Sales & Account Management department at CRX Markets. He is responsible for developing, organising and implementing the sales and market strategy, as well as supporting existing customers. Before joining CRX Markets in early 2016, he worked at Deutsche Bank from 2011 to 2015 in corporate and investment banking and working capital structuring.
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