Conference Speakers

Michael Irgang

Michael began his career in the Financial Services Division of Arthur Andersen & Company in 1987 before joining Continental Bank in 1989 where he spent four years working in various roles including Internal Audit, Economic Research and Global Trading & Distribution.

After six years in Accounting and Banking, in 1993, Michael began a 20-year career with McDonald’s Corporation in the Treasury Department. In 1997, he took over responsibility for McDonald’s global foreign exchange hedging program. Working with McDonald’s Supply Chain, suppliers, and owner/operators, Michael was primarily responsible for the vision and leadership behind the growth of McDonald’s commodity risk management program from a pilot initiative to a major strategic advantage for McDonald’s by providing competitive and predictable food & paper costs. Michael has been recognized with several awards including Treasury and Risk Management magazine’s Alexander Hamilton Gold Medal Award for Risk Management as well as Ernst & Young’s Global Risk Manager of the Year.

Michael joined OSI Group LLC in 2013 as Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer before joining Global Risk Management in 2016 where he currently serves as President. In his current role, Michael works with clients from ‘Farm to Fork’ in designing and implementing commodity risk management programs.