The International Group of Treasury Associations is led by a voluntary team of treasury professionals.

The International Group of Treasury Associations is a forum for National Treasurers Associations to share views on issues that impact our profession. Founded in 1996, IGTA gathers 31 members in the five continents.

Download the IGTA presentation to see the mission statement, objectives and current membership.

Helmut Schnabel
Chairman



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Tamás Ónody
Deputy Chair

Tamás has been Chairman of the Hungarian Treasury association for more than 25 years. He is also on the board of EACT, where he was appointed vice Chairman for a period of five years.

After his studies in Paris II Science Economics, he started his carreer in different banks (MHB, Budapest Bank, Credit Lyonnais). Later he worked in the treasury of Eridania Béghin-Say.
In 2000 he joined the Hungarian Wallis Group as Group Treasurer, responsible for the financing and risk management of the holding companies in different sectors.

He is honorary professor in Szent István University and wrote a book about European banknotes.

Thomas C. Deas, Jr
Immediate Past Chairman

Thomas is the current Chairman of the National Association of Corporate Treasurers (www.nact.org) in the US. He previously served as Vice President and Treasurer of FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), with responsibility for the worldwide treasury function. Prior to joining FMC, he served as Vice President, Treasurer and CFO of Applied Tech Products Corp., of Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) and of Maritrans Inc. (NYSE: TUG).  Prior to these positions, Mr. Deas was employed for 18 years at Scott Paper Company (NYSE: SPP), where he served in various capacities in finance and treasury. 

He has served as a member of the Financial Stability Board’s Market Participants’ Group, is a current representative to the Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rates Committee, and a member of the steering committee of the Coalition for Derivatives End-Users.  He is a frequent speaker at investor conferences and professional forums and has testified on financial reform before numerous Congressional committees.

Patrick Verspecht

Patrick Verspecht
Secretary

Patrick is the General Secretary of the ATEB (The Association of Corporate Treasurers in Belgium).

He graduated in 1981 from the EPHEC (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales – Brussels) and he also has an executive master’s degree in finance.

He spent most of his career working for US Multinational companies such as Dresser Industries, Halliburton, General Electric, and was till 2021 the Group Treasurer of Trillium Flow Technologies.

He is also a member of the board of ATEL and the co-lead of the Fintech’s commission at the EACT (European Association of Corporate Treasurers).

He is currently a scientific collaborator at ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and President elected 2024-2025 of the Rotary Club of Bruxelles-Altitude.