Ford, Google, Microsoft, Toyota Financial and Visa Among Recently Announced 2012 Alexander Hamilton Awards Finalists

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Summit Business Media announced the finalists for Treasury & Risk magazine's 17th Annual Alexander Hamilton Best Practices Summit and Awards. The finalists will be recognized and participate in the best practices summit, www.AlexanderHamiltonAwards.com. The 2012 awards program introduces two new categories of winners: Editors' Choice and Middle Market Achievement Awards.

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"We received an overwhelming number of excellent submissions, and the judges were impressed with the elevated level of sophistication of the submission making it harder to select the top three projects per category," said Tom Duggan, Group Publisher, Treasury & Risk magazine. "This outcome demonstrates the strategic role of treasury and finance executives in creating value for their company's operations on a global landscape."

The 2012 category finalists include:

BEST GREEN STRATEGY

• Cigna Global Health Benefits
• Google
• Honeywell International

CASH MANAGEMENT

• ConocoPhillips
• Google
• Visa

ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT

• Aon
• Juniper Networks
• Paychex

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

• Ford Motor Co.
• Google
• Microsoft Corp.

LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT

• Google
• Pfizer
• Toyota Financial Services

TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE

• Google
• Microsoft Corp.
• Toyota Financial Services

WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

• Google
• Microsoft Corp.
• Sprint
• Stanley Black & Decker

EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS – NEW IN 2012

• Cash Management   — Cunningham Lindsey Group
• Enterprise Risk Management — RTI International
• Financial Risk Management  — FLIR Systems

MIDDLE MARKET ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER – NEW IN 2012

• Technology Excellence — Milwaukee County

For full details on the awards program, visit www.alexanderhamiltonawards.com.

The 2012 Summit will kick off with a keynote presentation fro, Kevin Clark, CFO, Delphi Automotive. Mr. Clark will reflect on his career of 35 years in the global finance sector that has helped shape him into the CFO he is today. A second keynote presentation will feature Bank of America's Chief Economist, Dr. Mickey Levy, who will provide an update on the global economic outlook.

Registration for the Best Practices Summit is free for qualified corporate financial executives. To register, visit www.alexanderhamiltonawards.com.

The awards program, now in its 17^th year, recognizes excellence in finance and treasury management and honors the best and the brightest from treasury and finance departments of the nation's largest and multinational corporations. The annual Alexander Hamilton Awards and Best Practices Summit is presented by Treasury & Risk Magazine, published by Summit Business Media.

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