Kemi Bolarin is Head of Treasury, Europe at GXO Logistics, bringing more than 20 years of global treasury leadership experience across EMEA, the Americas and APAC. A Chartered Accountant (ACA) and Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (FCT), she was recognised as Women in Treasury “Woman of the Year” (EMEA) for her impact and leadership.
Her experience spans private equity-backed organisations, FTSE-listed PLCs and NYSE-listed groups with SEC reporting. She has led complex debt capital raising and refinancing programmes, built treasury functions from the ground up, supported corporate spin-offs and delivered major bank rationalisation initiatives.
Kemi has overseen multiple treasury management system implementations with SWIFT automation, achieving STP rates above 95%, and implemented in-house banking and cash pooling structures to enhance liquidity visibility and optimise intercompany funding.
She is focused on building resilient, future-ready treasury teams that balance strong governance with commercial enablement, while leveraging AI and automation to modernise treasury operations.