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Hudson, Oh, Us

North Canton, Ohio, Us

Established and managed Diebold’s global financial risk management programs for currencies, interest rates, energy exposures, pension fund and share repurchases. Resident global macro-economic and derivatives expert strategically focused to take advantage of situations or minimize harm from world events.Co-wrote the RFP for the establishment of a global in-house bank. Created the front office risk analytics for the in-house bank.Created Diebold’s formal risk management / hedging policies. Established the policies, procedures and documentation for internal use as well as for FAS-133/815 and Sarbanes-Oxley financial reporting and disclosures.Established the financial risk management committee as part of the financial risk management policy. Presided over the committee presenting quarterly hedging results as well as special briefings on topical global macro events.

Advisor to the board on auction markets. Verida became the largest independent grain and inputs trader in Canada, ranked by business analyst Jupiter Research as number 18 in size (by value of annual trading volume) out of over 1,500 Net markets worldwide at that time. Through their wholly-owned subsidiary AgriPlace, the company had over 130,000 acres under agronomic management, and traded grain and other agricultural products online in a fully liquid, real time exchange through market maker agreements negotiated with over 700 active traders. Partnerships included ConAgra, Canada Malt, SGS Group, Cargill, and others

London, England, Gb

Member of the original team brought in to establish the treasury operation in Cleveland. Established and managed the company’s currency option desk. Managed the portfolio through the use of sophisticated portfolio management techniques. Used other options, futures, cash and cross currency instruments to reduce risk and increase returns. • Started and headed option trading group that produced multi-million dollar profits • Designed and built computer trading systems for signal generation • Designed volatility trading models and risk management controls • Designed multi-currency portfolio management models and controls • Developed crucial risk management procedures and policies • Heavy OTC cross currency trading • Developed currency option strategies for acquisitions such as the other half of Standard Oil and Britoil.

Headed and directed the firm’s as well as the corporate and individual clients’ commodity portfolios, through the use of cash, futures and options.

Established and managed a global group of traders that executed all the currency options business done by MHT. Responsibilities included devising alternative option strategies, position taking for the bank’s own account as well as executing customer business. Was able to consistently make money in a complex and risky area along with providing direction and instruction to subordinates.

Came in second to Paul Tudor Jones in Commodities Corp.'s (TEP) program with a 300% return. Traded mostly options.

Came out of a Marine think tank to co-establish one of the first currency options trading groups in the world. Managed the options trading group for the bank and turned it into an important profit center. Had a crucial role in developing option strategies for the group and was personally responsible for the majority of the income generated.

Responsible for trading spot and forward Sterling. Managed a $10 billion forward book. Later helped to establish the bank’s gold trading desk.

Responsible for all forms of futures hedging, arbitrage, spread and speculative trading. Assisted in the trading of the firm’s physical book. Commodities traded included grains, metals, meats and financial futures. Established the currency trading and hedging desk.