Alexandra Milson, Cfa Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

- Line managed a team of two at Group, with oversight of in-country Commercial teams- Led Group strategy development for new products, collaborating with external consultants and internal teams across functions and countries, including analysis of a 40MW data centre investment in Kenya- Reviewed and critically analysed business cases produced by in-country teams to understand and develop the commercial rationale, revenue assumptions, cost drivers, risks and returns- Presented business cases to ExCo and supported readiness of in-country teams to present with expected questions and review of presentations, including the repricing of a $400m FTTH deal - Negotiated with customers on commercial terms and long-term legal contracts, and trained in-country teams on negotiation strategy- Created and implemented a commercial Delegation of Authority that standardised KPIs, return metrics and submission documents for business cases across the company globally- Oversaw post project reviews of approved business cases to assess against actuals- Completed adhoc analysis on commercial contracts and financial implications for ExCo review- Shared insights and learnings across countries and products to in-country and Group teams

London Area, United Kingdom

- Project lead of organic and M&A business cases, collaborating with consultants, banks, in-country teams and several Group teams including technical, procurement, accounting and tax- Assessed strategic fit of opportunities, with deep analysis of valuations and returns- Created and presented bid documents and marketing materials to customers, regulators and investors, with significant travel to initiate and foster in-country relationships- Developed the strategy and a $70m business case for IHS’ first greenfield Fibre to the Tower commercial deal during a three month assignment in Nigeria- Negotiated shareholder agreements for significant projects, including a $300m greenfield tower build project in the Philippines - Conducted due diligence on target companies and assets, evaluating multiple tower portfolios and a fibre network in Rwanda

London, United Kingdom

- Part of the Group implementation team that launched Uganda, Ghana, Cameroon and Zambia- Worked with in-country C-level teams to translate the Group strategy to that specific country- Created budgets and 10 year business plans for live and future markets, with peak funding of ~$40m per market- Ran scenarios on the consolidated view of the business for the company CEO and CFO- Developed pricing strategies and profitability analyses with in-country teams- Analysed financial impact of key business choices eg in-house vs outsourcing of call centres, capex vs opex of telecoms towers, new revenue opportunities, roaming agreements- Raised $12m debt for Uganda against the backdrop of a large currency depreciation - Due diligence, analysis and modelling of M&A opportunities

The Netherlands

Part of a team of 5 that set up a fund that replicated a successful Latin American social impact fund in East Africa, “the missing model for the missing middle”. Produced investor pitches and financial models, conducted due diligence on potential investee companies and analysed competitors

Greater Cambridge Area

Introduced integrated business planning by cascading the company’s 5 year strategic plan down to five business units and seven functions

London, England, United Kingdom

Produced client valuations for structured products (combination of fixed income with equity derivatives). Set up a UCITS compliant fund platform with five sub-funds. Focused on operational improvements in processes and procedures. Promoted twice in 5 years.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Economics, 2.1 Hons

Chartered Financial Analyst (Cfa) Charterholder, Investments And Securities