Andrew Stead Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, UK

After a Management Studies degree at Cambridge my professional life started trading bonds and options at Goldman Sachs. By the time I was 30 I’d lived in London, Tokyo and New York and was up for Managing Director. Externally I was doing pretty well, but internally something wasn't quite right. I left banking while I could and went travelling to China and.

• Conceived, created and built the largest independent domestic energy certificate business in UK
• Responsible for all aspects of leadership including strategy, financial planning and recruitment.
• Rapidly grew business to annual turnover of £2.8m with over 120 employees.
• Built detailed financial model and controlled all financial components of the business.
• Developed key relationships with clients, market participants, government stakeholders and financial backers.
• Raised debt and equity capital totalling £3m from bank and venture capital investors.

London

• Head of European Convertible Bond Trading
• Experienced and highly profitable trader in convertible bonds, equity and fixed income products and derivatives in Europe, North America and Asia.
• Over nine years financial services experience trading securities at global investment bank.
• Traded convertible bonds on a customer and proprietary basis across all commercial sectors developing detailed knowledge of industries and companies around the world.
• Lived and worked in Tokyo, New York and London, travelling extensively to meet clients and internal teams.
• Appointed Head of European Convertible Bond Trading in 2000 with responsibility for $70m revenue business including franchise and primary activities.

Ma, Management Studies, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Rugby, cricket, soccer, rowing, JCR President Magdalene College Judge Business School Department of Land Economy

Latin, Greek, Maths A-Levels, 10 Gcses & 4 A-Levels

10 GCSES; 4 A-LEVELS