Treasurer, Head of Investor Relations

Michael Haase 408-***-**** ********@*******.***

SENIOR FINANCE EXECUTIVE

IPO / Capital Markets Investor Relations Budgeting / FP&A

Treasury Management Foreign Exchange Hedging M&A Integration

Senior Finance executive with a strong mix of Treasury, Investor Relations, Tax, and FP&A experience within dynamic, fast-growth environments. Successfully recruited, developed, and managed teams of finance professionals and support staff. Developed and implemented finance controls and process improvements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Workday, Inc. (NYSE:WDAY), Pleasanton, CA July, 2012 – May, 2016

SaaS provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources.

Vice President, Finance and Treasurer. Responsible for global Tax, Treasury, and Investor Relations.

Recruited and built Company’s first internal Tax, Treasury, and Investor Relations functions.

Implemented Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and procedures.

Co-lead M&A integration efforts across finance functions.

Implemented long-term tax strategy initiatives including the overhaul of the Company’s legal entity structure.

In support of the Company’s international expansion, co-led the transition from USD to local currency billings ($, €, £, C$, ¥, AUD, NZD).

oDeveloped cash flow and balance sheet hedging program.

oImplemented third-party software application for FX hedge accounting.

oLed cross-functional training across Sales Operations, Accounting, Revenue Accounting, and Treasury in support of hedging program.

oCash flow hedges on foreign currency sales contracts lock in USD revenue predictability over multi-year contract life.

Manage ~$2 billion in cash / investments and all corporate insurance (D&O, E&O, Construction, General Liability).

Led the adoption of customer financing alternatives.

IPO Preparation

oWorked with internal/outside legal counsel in the drafting of SEC filings

oLed the due diligence of the listing exchange analysis (NYSE vs. NASDAQ)

oRoad show presentation development

oSell-side analyst modeling

oPart of executive IPO roadshow team leading to successful Oct 12, 2012 pricing and NYSE listing.

Capital Markets: ~$1.8 billion raised in aggregate from Company’s 2012 IPO roadshow, 2013 Convertible Debt offerings, and 2014 Follow-on stock offering.

Institutional Investor 2016 All-America Executive Team, “Top Three Winner” chosen by the Buy-Side in the “Best IR Professional (Software)” category.

Manage all aspects of quarterly earnings and annual Analyst Day.

Primary spokesperson for all Wall Street communications, including institutional investors and 40 research analysts.

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW), Palo Alto, CA Sept, 2007 – July, 2012

Provider of virtualization and cloud infrastructure software. Revenues of $4.6 billion in 2012.

Vice President, Finance. Managed all aspects of Company’s Treasury and Investor Relations functions and a team of 12 professionals.

Managed $5+ billion in cash and investments.

Successfully initiated and managed $1 billion share buyback program (2010-2012).

Initiated FX hedging programs to eliminate balance sheet re-measurement exposure.

Managed all aspects of global investor relations including quarterly earnings, investment community communications, and investor conferences.

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Sunnyvale, CA May, 2002 – Sept, 2007

At the time…AMD provided microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and silicon-based solutions for the global communications and computer industries. Revenues of $5.6 billion in 2007.

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations

FP&A

Developed full (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows) quarterly forecasts, annual budget, and rolling five-year Plan. Managed a team of 10 finance professionals.

Financial planning, due diligence, and communications support for capital markets, joint venture, and M&A transactions:

o$2.2 billion convertible notes offering, April 2007

o$5.4 billion acquisition of ATI, October 2006

o$2.5 billion term loan, October 2006

o$500 million common stock offering, January 2006:

o$567 million spin-out of Spansion, December 2005

o$425 million notes offering for Spansion, December 2005

o€700 million syndicated term loan, April 2004

o$600 million senior notes offering, October 2004

oFujitsu / AMD joint manufacturing venture, July 2003

o$400 million convertible notes, November 2002

Investor Relations

Annually managed ~100 one-on-one investor meetings, 65 institutional investor roadshow meetings, and 12 investor conferences.

Initiated investor targeting program that led to the significant improvement in institutional shareholder quality (average holding period of new, targeted institutional shareholder base increased to 23 months from 11 months).

Led company’s European and U.S. investor road shows.

Managed all aspects of earnings process.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance – University of Southern California

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration – Humboldt State University

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