HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Trilingual English-Spanish-French. Excellent oral and written communication skills in the three languages.
Global experience - Proven ability in adapting to multicultural/global work team environments.
5 years of experience in Treasury and Capital Markets divisions of Major Financial Services Company - Extensive exposure to Latin American and European Fixed Income Debt Issuance and Derivatives markets.
5 years of experience in marketing to International Financial Institutions with Top 10 US bank in the US and in Europe. Focus on buy-side firms, banks and broker-dealers.
Authorized to work in the U.S. and in Europe.
WORK EXPERIENCE
International Division of a Top 10 US bank. This Division is responsible for the business development and relationship management with European Financial Institutions.
Head of Paris, France 2003 - Present
Country Manager and Head of Sales.
• Business development and relationship management functions of BoNY in France, Switzerland and Monaco.
• Direct sales responsibilities for all products.
VP Marketing and Sales in New York 2001 – 2002
• Consolidation of worldwide relationships, senior management briefings and meetings, analysis of revenues and reciprocity.
• Marketing, Credit and Client Support responsibilities for New York based European Financial Institutions for all products.
Major Financial Services Company in the Global Treasury Division. This Division is responsible for all of the treasury and capital markets activities worldwide.
Latin American Treasury Center, Detroit, Michigan. November 1998 - November 2000
Senior Financial Analyst.
• Monitored Latin American financial markets, turbulent macro-economic and uncertain political trends in the region to advise senior management on appropriate funding / legal actions and safety of operations (Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela mainly).
• Monitored the STD (short-term debt) and LTD (long-term debt) issuance strategy and managed debt positions and cash management activities of branches throughout Latin America.
• Implemented Commercial Paper and Medium Term Note programs in Mexico and Venezuela.
• Prepared and reviewed documentation associated with bank credit facilities and other local funding activities.
• Interfaced with local banks and capital markets while acting as a liaison between legal and tax counsels, operations and senior management.
European Treasury Center, Brussels, Belgium. December 1995 - November 1998 Financial Analyst.
• Monitored financial markets, macro-economic and political trends in the region to determine/advise on cost-effective funding opportunities (including emerging Europe).
• Monitored the STD and LTD issuance and hedge process from point of inception to maturity and acted as a liaison between controllers, legal, tax, operations and senior management.
• Managed the analysis and the execution strategies related to derivative products used in financing activities.
• Centralized local treasury activities of 18 countries onto one central Brussels trading floor.
• Managed a team of 3 traders.
Major French Bank, Brussels, Belgium. June 1994 - December 1995
Responsibilities mainly included the lobbying of the European Union institutions (Commission, Parliament and Counsel).
INTERNSHIPS
1994: BNP Paribas, Barcelona, Spain.
1993: Barcelona Stock Exchange, Barcelona, Spain.
1992: Sodexho Barcelona Olympics 1992, Barcelona, Spain.
EDUCATION
M.B.A. in Finance, University of Brussels, Belgium. June 1998
B.A in Finance, San Jose State University (CA) and Barcelona Bissy Management School, Spain. June 1994
French B.A. in Marketing, University of Nantes, France. June 1990 |
