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STRATEGIC FINANCE (SF)

Creating value through financial excellence

Who

You are a senior financial or business executive and want to refresh and broaden your understanding of the newest financial concepts and tools.

What

  • Complete a strategic review of your financial capabilities and share best practices for immediate action
  • Benchmark your financial skills
  • Be ready to confidently apply new strategic tools to create value

Duration

5 days

When

Dates 2012

April 23 - April 27, 2012

September 24 - September 28, 2012


Dates 2013

April 22 - April 26, 2013

September 9 - September 13, 2013


Fee 2012

CHF 11,000

Our participants

SF is for senior financial and business executives seeking to refresh and broaden their understanding of the newest financial concepts and tools, or to refine their already existing skills.


“Strategic Finance is an extremely well
structured and well run program. Both the
teaching Faculty and content are excellent – and
the pace of learning was just right I felt.”

Helen Cowing, Chief Financial Officer
Selecta Management AG, Switzerland


“Thanks to Strategic Finance, I have gained
a much broader view of and whole new
perspective on finance – especially when it
comes to maximizing shareholder value.”

Mostafa Youssif, General Manager, Finance
Sinai Cement Company, Egypt


“From my Corporate Controlling perspective,
Strategic Finance has provided me with a lot of
good insights on how to tackle and challenge
issues I face in my daily job.”

Ikechukwu Eke, Deputy Manager
Nigerian Security Printing & Minting PLC, Nigeria


"An intense, but refreshing week where you acquire a broader perspective on finance and business. I returned to the office full of ideas and with access to a huge knowledge network."

Reinhard Quante, Chief Financial Officer
Ferrero Deutschland GMBH, Germany


"Strategic Finance is up-to-date, relevant and brilliantly delivered by real-world experts. The program provided me with new perspectives and very real learning."

Dennis Foley, Managing Director – Sales & Marketing
GMAC UK plc, United Kingdom


"Strategic Finance is an excellent program that provides coverage of the most important financial concepts and tools. A good balance of theory and practical discussions."

Elena Legezina, Lead Financial Officer
Johnson & Johnson, Russia


"Strategic Finance was a great experience not only because of the quality of the professors and the subjects covered, but also because of the interaction with other participants."

Monica Marinas-Mate, Finance Knowledge Manager
Philips International BV, The Netherlands


"Great updates by world-class professors – Strategic Finance is lifelong learning at its very best."

Bjørgun Hysing, CFO
SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge AS, Norway


"Strategic Finance opens your eyes to different strategies. It helps you to create value for your organization and at the same time understand the key motivators for market reactions."

Fernando Licéaga, Administration and Finance Director
Tetra Pak SA de CV, Mexico

What

Your challenge:

  • Your CEO is looking to you and your team to create “shareholder value”
  • You need to stay on top of economic and financial tools and integrate them into your day-to-day operations
  • You need to choose among several financial alternatives for a large investment project
  • You are involved in negotiating and managing mergers and acquisitions
  • You need to account for the risk of doing business in other countries
  • You work for a family or private firm and want to know how much your company would sell for on the market
  • Your competitors’ shares are selling at a premium to your own
  • You need to identify and deal with the risks facing your company

Your solution:

IMD's Strategic Finance (SF) program will help you gain more confidence in your own investment decisions, knowing you have covered every angle. You will discover how to create value for your company and boost its financial performance. You will examine the most useful, recent financial concepts, review best-practice use of classical finance techniques and learn how to make sense of current financial markets.

During the program you will:

  • Participate in a mergers and acquisitions simulation
  • Complete a strategic review of your financial capabilities and share best practices for immediate action
  • Benchmark your financial skills

And you will leave ready to confidently apply new strategic tools to create value for your company.


How

You will learn from real and relevant case studies, open sessions to discuss your issues, group exercises, videos and simulations. You will also benefit from the rich experiences of your classmates – a diverse group representing a broad range of nationalities and industries. You will apply the ideas and concepts you learn directly to your own agenda.

SF Program Structure

Our Faculty

Our Faculty members are recognized world authorities in their fields. They divide their time between teaching, research and acting as consultants to international companies. They remain on top of the latest management trends.

You can expect timely, innovative learning activities, materials and content in all IMD programs.


SF Program Director

Nuno Fernandes
Portuguese
Finance
PhD IESE Business School

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SF Faculty

Salvatore Cantale
Italian
Finance
PhD INSEAD

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Didier Cossin
Swiss and French
Professor of Finance and Governance
PhD in Business Economics Harvard University

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In this section, you will find important information on the program fee, application, invoicing, cancellation and transfer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our program advisors.

Fee

The program fee (which is mentioned on the overview page) includes tuition, teaching materials, and lunch on weekdays. Travel or living expenses are not covered. You must settle your own hotel bills, both when in Lausanne and on off-campus assignments, as well as all dinners and lunches on weekends when applicable. IMD reserves the right to modify the program fee at any time.

Tentative reservation

To make a non-binding reservation, send us a completed tentative reservation form.

This carries no obligation and is not a substitute for the formal application form.

Application & invoicing

Your application is forwarded to the program director who will evaluate it to ensure that the program corresponds to your objectives and profile. This can take approximately 1 week.

The information & registration office will notify you of the outcome of your application. If you are accepted, they will send your acceptance letter and invoice fee together by priority mail. From this point, your enrollment will be considered firm by both you and IMD.

Please pay the program fee within 30 days of the invoice date and no later than the commencement of the program. If you register within 1 month of the start of the program, you must settle the invoice immediately without exception.
Payment can be made by bank transfer or credit card.

Up to six weeks before the program start date, a program coordinator will contact you with information on hotels and pre-program preparation. Please note that IMD reserves enough rooms for each participant on the program.

If accepted, you understand that you must be completely free of professional duties while attending this program and that you must attend all scheduled sessions and activities.


Cancellation & Transfer Policy

IMD must be notified in writing of all cancellations and transfers. If you are admitted to a program, but find that you are unable to attend, you have the following cancellation and transfer options:

Up to six weeks before program start:

  • Cancellation:
    You receive a full refund of the program fee.
  • Transfer:
    You may transfer to the next available session with no transfer fee.

Note: IMD programs tend to be fully booked well in advance. Space may not be available in a later session.


From six weeks to up to 11 days before program start:

  • Cancellation:
    You incur a 50% cancellation fee.
  • Transfer:
    You incur a 20% transfer fee.

Within 10 days before program start:

  • Cancellation:
    You incur a 100% cancellation fee.
  • Transfer:
    You incur a 100% transfer fee.

Substitution

A participant can be substituted on the same program session without incurring any fees. The substitute needs to apply and be admitted.

Note: Once you have paid the program tuition fee, if you do not attend another program within 24 months, the program fee will be forfeited.


 

Cancellation & Transfer Policy
Program Dates for SF

Apr 23 - Apr 27, 2012

Sep 24 - Sep 28, 2012


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