JoAnne Tillemans
President, Avalon International Strategies, Inc.

JoAnne has seventeen years of experience in international finance and is President of Avalon International Strategies Inc., a company that she founded twelve years ago to provide international treasury management services for corporations. Avalon’s projects typically include identification of types of foreign exchange exposures throughout a corporation, review of existing methodology for management, and recommendations as to hedging strategies. In addition, Avalon works through the implementation, execution, accounting and tax issues related to foreign exchange management. Avalon is incorporated in California and registered as an investment advisory firm. Avalon has developed, implemented, audited and monitored programs for over 65 companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, over the course of its twelve-year history.

JoAnne’s previous business experience includes five years experience with major investment banks in London. She worked as a foreign exchange and currency option salesperson at Goldman Sachs where she advised 100 corporations and fund managers around the globe in the management of their foreign exchange risk. Prior to working at Goldman Sachs, JoAnne worked as an international bond salesperson at Salomon Brothers advising European banking institutions. She graduated with a MBA from Stanford University in 1985.