Christopher Honold Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, IL

• Established and implemented customized trade execution strategies for client portfolio restructuring events. Managed exposures, mitigated risk and reduced costs for complex multi-asset portfolio restructuring events.
• Worked with new and existing institutional investors to implement portfolio changes with notional values up to $5 Billion per event.
• Communicated detailed information to clients throughout each aspect of a transition event, including required legal documentation, timelines, transparent reporting, and event progress to ensure an unsurpassed client.
• Chaired meetings and conference calls with investment managers, consultants, and investment operation teams to ensure client involvement was alleviated and confidence was maintained.
• Collaborated with internal sales, relationship management and consultant relations teams during the prospective client process to expand revenue growth.
• Created, oversaw, and communicated execution strategies to the portfolio management team and trading desks around the globe to minimize costs and control risks.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Oversaw the implementation of new business, restructuring of existing clients Defined Contribution funds and exit of clients from Defined Contribution products, valued at over $13.5 Billion under my tenure.
• Created extremely custom solutions requiring input and action from outside managers, custodians, recordkeepers, plan sponsors and transition managers.
• Member of a team that devised a solution to effectively and efficiently triple the size of Northern Trust Investments Target Date Funds.
• Track record of consistently exceeding expectations regarding quality, innovation, and meeting commitments.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Served as primary contact for all partner areas surrounding client’s restructuring events. Managed allocation of project workload to consultants, training, and leadership of all events.
• Provided analysis of client’s goals and made recommendations on strategic and tactical plans.
• Extensively worked with outside custodians, recordkeepers, consultants, and transition managers to compile a complete action plan for all events.
• Established best practices to ensure proper risk controls were in place for increased client satisfaction and effective risk management.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Member of a multi-disciplinary consulting group responsible for solving a broad range of complex issues for prospective and existing clients.
• Analyzed client’s needs and provided technology-oriented solutions and support for Northern Trust’s suite of on-line applications.
• Assigned to a client base with over $100 billion in assets under administration.
• Key member of the custody sales team. Oversaw the presentation of the “Northern Trust Technology” segment and provided on-going prospective clients support in the decision-making process.
• Initiated the set-up process of the Northern system for new and existing clients.
• Created reporting specifications utilized by system programmers to create custom reports for the client’s specific needs.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed a staff of 16 fund accountants, conducting performance reviews, planning salaries, providing input for hiring and disciplinary action, and provided hands-on training to staff.
• Oversaw daily valuation of 125 NAV’s daily with a market value of over $35 Billion, as well as annual financial statement reporting and DOL 5500 reporting.
• Developed periodic goals, organized the team’s work, set short-term priorities, and ensured timely completion of all work.
• Maintained working relationships with client servicing teams to ensure that client account activity met client’s needs.
• Assisted clients, partner areas, and staff with complex problem resolution, interacting with operations areas to improve processes, oversaw systems installations, and researched processing problems to help resolve.
• Monitored risk facets to ensure team members were adhering to corporate accounting and control policies.