10/12/2006

Continuing a proud tradition of bringing leaders in the finance industry to our networking events, the MS in Finance (MSF) Programs is pleased to announce that Irina Simmons, Sr. Vice President and Treasurer of EMC Corporation, will join our fall networking reception at the Boston Harbor Hotel in November. 

Ms. Simmons brings a depth and range of executive leadership experience to share with the MSF community.  Simmons is currently Senior Vice President and Treasurer of EMC Corporation. With 2005 revenues of $9.7 billion and more than 27,000 employees worldwide, EMC is the world leader in products, services, and solutions for information management and storage.  

Responsible for EMC’s overall risk and liquidity management, Simmons oversees interest rate, equity, foreign exchange, and property/casualty risk as well as the management and investment of the company’s more than $7 billion in cash. Simmons manages EMC’s global and investment banking relationships, including cash and debt management and cash flow forecasting. She is also responsible for EMC’s pension and 401K plans.

In 1999 and 2005, under Simmons’ leadership, EMC’s Treasury Department received Treasury & Risk Management magazine’s "Alexander Hamilton Award for Cash Management."  In 2003, she was ranked 34th in Boston Magazine’s Power 100 list of the city’s most influential women. 

Simmons holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and French from Tufts University and an MBA from Boston University. For more information contact the MSF Program at msf@suffolk.edu

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