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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

EMEA AWS Commercial Sales Finance helping drive cloud adoption in one of the fastest growing regions in the world

Seattle, Washington, United States

Product Finance leader for S3 Glacier with responsibilities spanning P&L Management, Capacity Planning, Costs, Controllership and Finance Business Partnership

Mumbai Area, India

Senior Vice President - Oct 2018 till May 2019Vice President - Oct 2015 to Oct 2018Business Development and Strategy: • Designed and implemented go-to-market strategy for investment bank in healthcare and life sciences; led and achieved more 30+ deal closures across M&A, structured financing, debt and equity capital markets for clients in India and rest of Asia; • Formulated growth strategy and advised data-driven strategic investment trade-off decisions; advised Asia’s largest healthcare operator deepen footprint in India with $1.1B acquisition of a leading hospital chain • Collaborated with client leadership teams to identify and execute business ideas of strategic and financial importance; offered divestment advise to $50B conglomerate; originated OTC drug portfolio acquisition deal for a $3B Indian private equity fund • Grew P&L 25%+ CAGR annually by partnering with internal and external cross-functional teams, validating business cases, leading term sheet and complex agreement negotiations to deliver executed deals; • Built alliances and spearheaded business expansion to new markets and industries, contributing to loan growth of bank from $23B to $135BStrategic Planning and Project Management:• Facilitated alignment across deal structure, term sheet and contractual agreements. Championed project financing of US$ 550M (awarded Chemical Deal of the Year 2017 by The Asset Triple A Asia Infrastructure Awards 2017, HK)• Led the annual planning and budgeting, performed variance analysis & presented to senior managementLeadership: • Remodeled portfolio strategy using predictive data analytics during crisis saving potential credit losses worth $125M• Trained, coached and supervised a high-performance team of VPs, associates & analystsFinancial Analysis/ Modeling:• Built complex financial models, performed financial forecasting and valuations of over 100 companies; evaluated credit underwriting of $2B+ of capital expenditure projects

Mumbai Area, India

Business Development and Strategy Execution:• Translated operating model strategy to execution for middle market and large corporate clients in healthcare, life sciences and chemicals including for portfolio companies of Private Equity Funds• Supported origination and performed execution of project financing, equity and debt capital market deals in healthcare, fertilizers and oil & gas. Executed high-grade loans, bonds and LBO deals for companies in fertilizer, chemicals, healthcare industries. Championed largest syndicated External Commercial Borrowing facility of ~ $550M in fertilizer sector in India. Voted Chemical Deal of the Year 2017 by The Asset Triple A Asia Infrastructure Awards 2017, Hong Kong• Forged partnerships with financial institutions and clients, to deliver growth while balancing balance sheet riskFinancial Analysis/ Modeling:• Performed underwriting and syndication of loans in excess of $500M; offered growth capital to healthcare providers such as Max, Aster DM, and Parkway Pantai Group• Built quantitative heavy financial models in chemicals, healthcare and oil & gas industries to help clients raise capital Leadership: • Ranked among top 5% performers; admitted to leadership talent pool; • Customized SOX process and performance management system for the department• Leveraged strong interpersonal and communication skills to solve complex deal situations and win deal mandatesAnalytical Problem Solving/ Due Diligence:• Conducted extensive due diligence on multiple transactions partnering with cross-functional teams; standardized diligence process and advised risk mitigation strategies for deals in healthcare• Tracked industry trends, companies and competitors within identified industries

Mumbai Area, India

Business Development and Strategy Execution:• Originated acquisition financing of over $500M and corporate bond deals across industries; accomplished high-grade and mezzanine financing deals worth $1B+ • Contributed to bank achieving second position in the corporate bond league table in India

Chennai Area, India

Senior relationship manager - Corporate Banking for large cap and middle market corporate clientsBusiness Development, Strategy & Alliance Management: • Developed client acquisition strategy resulting in 40 new corporate client relationships ($50M to $2B in revenue). Prepared account plans linked to client strategy, accomplished revenue targets, and performed industry and client research • Established presence in untapped market and built a high-quality portfolio of $400M; revenue of $26M – growing at a CAGR of over 30%

Chennai Area, India

Business Development & Alliance Management: Responsible for originating loan, transaction banking, forex advisory and cross-sell deals for corporate clientsFinancial Analysis/ Modeling/ Due Diligence: Conducted detailed credit analysis for the portfolio of clients; prepared credit memorandums and procured approvals from the credit committee of the bankLeadership: Led a 3-member team managing a portfolio of over 50 clients; earned position of youngest unit head in 2008 . Fostered a team environment with colleagues and outside partners to build strong trust with over 70 domestic and global clients

Cochin Area, India

Manager – 02/2006 to 03/2007• Business Partnering: As relationship manager, assisted Unit Heads and Regional Head - Corporate Banking with execution support. Responsible for management reporting and quarterly variance analysis• Financial Analysis: Evaluated credit proposals and supported client's banking requirements. Deputy Manager – 11/2004 to 2/2006• Business Development: Served as relationship manager handling mid-sized corporate relationships supporting the senior relationship manager. Acquired new clients and retained preferred relationships with the bank while increasing the wallet share of business• Portfolio Management: Tracked and recovered US$10M from delinquent loans given in the prior periods