Author: Jonathan Swindle

Peter Kingma is the author of CASH IS KING & works across a variety of sectors including automotive, aerospace, defence, healthcare, retail, and consumer products, he advises business leaders on how to optimise the management of cash. His work has led to well over 25 billion dollars of value creation for his clients. No business […]

Let’s chat about optimizing cash flow for business success! Meet Peter Kingma, a cash flow expert with over 30 years advising global companies. In this interview, Peter shares invaluable insights from his book Cash is King and decades of practical experience. You’ll learn key strategies like: The crucial difference between profit and cash flow (and […]

To address volatility companies must have access to cash. But most businesses are not set up to prioritize liquidity. Here’s how to fix that. In the current business climate, across all industries, the alchemy of success is complex and multifaceted. Some factors are within the company’s control, such as offering products people actually want to […]

Corporate leaders can use the current supply chain crisis to reimagine their future supply chain. In brief: Supply chains are in severe disarray. Supply chain leaders need to not only solve today’s issues but build a stronger supply chain for the future. Segmenting products based on value and risk can inform decisions on what items […]

Stronger cash management = better operational resilience Companies with cash-conscious cultures and better cash management are also the most resilient. As important a quality as resilience is, for companies, it has been a difficult thing to measure and especially difficult to achieve. Fortunately, cash management, or working capital management, is a well-understood and measurable improvement […]

Peter Kingma is the Americas Working Capital Consulting Services Leader at EY Americas. Views are the author’s own. With inflationary pressures, an unsteady supply chain, higher cost of capital, turmoil in the banking sector and escalating geopolitical tensions, it’s a tough time to manage a business, and perhaps no one has a better understanding of […]

Most companies understand the importance of working capital, but many fail to manage it strategically. This means thinking beyond free cash flow, using working capital to improve your company’s ability to bounce back from shocks like supply chain disruption.According to recent EY-Parthenon analysis, companies with strong working capital capabilities are 19% more resilient in the […]