Alexandr Fando Email & Phone Number

Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland

In addition to the previous duties, set up and management of a regional office in Armenia (5 FTEs created, fully-fledged legal entity with external audit), as well as investment pipeline management for the region (USD 160 ~ 190M annual origination / USD ~450M AUM).

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Monitoring and analysis of macroeconomic situation, political and business environment in the region. Elaboration of the company's investment strategy in ECA/MENAP. Coaching and coordination of a team of Analysts. Financial and social analysis of Financial Institutions for funds specialized in socially responsible investments. Due diligence visits to FIs, drafting and reviewing of investment advisory reports, presentation of potential debt deals to the credit committee, monitoring of invested partners.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

In addition to the duties of the previous position:• Assisted the Regional Manager in business planning and deployment of the business strategy.• Reviewed investment advisory reports and assisted in CRM for the sub-unit. • Took part in the recruitment of and subsequently trained new team members.• Successfully maintained the existing and established new business relations with the key players in the CIS countries, which contributed to a strong origination in the ECA region.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Conducted financial and social analysis of Financial Institutions for the investors specialized in impact finance. Produced investment advisory reports and presented investment cases to the credit committee, performed monitoring of invested partners, CRM and market prospection.• Performed due diligence visits of the FIs in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan. Expanded Symbiotics’ operations to Uzbekistan (2014) and Belarus (2015).• Monitored and analysed macroeconomic situation, political and business environment in the region. • Successfully delivered the entrusted tasks incl. during the period of financial crisis in the region in 2014-16.• Built a network of business contacts with local players (FIs, professional associations, regulatory bodies) as well as with several peers from the sustainable finance industry.• Promoted Symbiotics’ services among existing and potential investees; represented the company at professional events, incl. the UNCTAD’s conference on investment climate in Central Asia as a speaker (2016).

Strasbourg, France

• Set up a performance analysis (benchmarking) tool for CM-CIC Asset Management – coverage of 350 investment funds of all the main asset classes for Amount Under Management of EUR 50 bn – major ongoing responsibility.• Monitored investment funds during a whole life cycle, participated in launching of new products, produced analytical reports. Collaborated with internal departments and external fund management companies. Supported and trained junior team members.• Actively contributed to special working groups created in response to the subprime mortgage crisis in 2007, then Madoff fraud in 2008 and sovereign debt crisis in 2012. Identified risky assets, prepared statistical reports to the attention of CM-CIC group’s senior executives.• Implemented quantitative analysis for investment funds: credit risk (incl. sovereign and corporate high yield), asset pricing, stress-tests, portfolio’s sensibility, liquidity analysis, monitoring of trading operations, control of legal ratios.

Master Of Corporate Finance And Financial Markets

Master Of Economics And Business

Bachelor Of Global Economy And International Cooperation