Chantal Simon Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Also, Global Head of Credit for the Securitized Products Group, including Commercial Real Estate, and Global Head of Credit Policy and Regulatory Relations.

Bridgeport, CT, US

• Diversified financial services company (NASDAQ: PBCT) with $44 billion in assets and about 400 retail branches in Northeast. Member of Bank’s Management Committee. Managed team of 175 people. Oversaw credit risk.
• Remediated and streamlined credit risk, compliance, BSA/AML, and business banking underwriting and portfolio management groups.
• Established and built operational risk, model validation, and construction loan monitoring groups. Implemented governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) system.
• Primary interface with OCC, Federal Reserve, and CFPB. Resolved all regulatory issues.
• Led Risk Team for all M&A activities. Closed over ten acquisitions. Bank grew from $22 billion in 2009 to $44 billion in 2018. Integrated regulated and unregulated businesses into the Bank.
• Actively involved in assessing new business opportunities for long-term profitability and strategic fit.

New York, NY, US

• Led a team of 35 people responsible for credit risk management, market risk management and credit review of Merrill Lynch Bank USA, Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust, FSB and Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust, Cayman Island. Oversaw.
• Chaired the Transaction Review Committee, which analyzed and approved all investment grade and high yield loan commitments. Approved over 100 new loan commitments each year
• Chaired the monthly Credit Committee for the Regulated Banks
• Overhauled the risk reporting to highlight the increased risk on the balance sheet and created detailed risk processes and analysis to meet regulatory needs
• Oversaw the integration of M&A activity into the risk system (e.g., First Republic Bank and First Franklin Corp.)

New York, NY, US

• Handled a loan portfolio of over $17 billion to over 250 corporate clients in the United States, Latin America and Asia. Managed a team of 16 portfolio managers. Worked with borrowers ranging in quality from AAA to CC..
• Instilled rigorous credit analysis and standardized processes
• Established documentation processes and review procedures for pricing the portfolio to meet Sarbanes Oxley compliance
• Improved communication and coordination of loan sales between the portfolio managers and the sales desk
• Managed exposure through loan sales and credit default swaps to avoid loan losses and bankruptcies
• Initiated and built the administrative agent function for Merrill Lynch. Had over 20 assignments by end of second year

New York, NY, US

Restructured distressed companies and advised on the sale/acquisition of bankrupt or distressed companies. Represented Singapore Technologies on the acquisition of Global Crossing (at its peak $11 billion market cap) out of Chapter 11. Acted as dealer manager for Qwest Communications on its $6 billion exchange offer. Advisor to Transportadora de Gas del.

New York, NY, US

• Specialized in originating, structuring and marketing high yield debt, senior credit facilities, bridge loans and mezzanine debt in a wide variety of market conditions and business cycles. Completed $23 billion of high.
• Pitched and executed the first Canadian dollar high yield debt transaction (Rogers Communication), the first Deutsche Mark high yield debt offering (Geberit) and the first Brazilian high yield corporate debt issuance.
• Areas of specialization included media, financial sponsors and gaming
• Promoted three times from Associate to Managing Director in Investment Banking; only woman promoted to Managing Director in 1999 in Merrill Lynch Investment Banking

New York, New York, US

Mba, Management

Scb, Economics/Applied Mathematics