David Battley Email & Phone Number

Noosa, Queensland, Australia

Queensland, Australia

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Weymouth, United Kingdom

Comprising various income-generating activities: i) external credit committee advisor for SunFunder Inc., ii) contracting to provide bespoke financial modelling and business review services, and iii) personal investment activities (“day trading"):- External credit advisory deals assessed have included a number of ESCO grid-connected solar project finance facilities in various African nations (the largest transaction being US$6M), and restructure proposals for a solar project finance… Show more Comprising various income-generating activities: i) external credit committee advisor for SunFunder Inc., ii) contracting to provide bespoke financial modelling and business review services, and iii) personal investment activities (“day trading"):- External credit advisory deals assessed have included a number of ESCO grid-connected solar project finance facilities in various African nations (the largest transaction being US$6M), and restructure proposals for a solar project finance facility in Vanuatu- Financial modelling for a number of companies looking to develop more accurate internal models, including a US$10M turnover solar product manufacturer and retailer, and a startup electric motorcycle business in Uganda. In each case these models allowed the business to focus on operational outcomes in order to drive efficiency Show less

United Kingdom

Credit and portfolio responsibility within a fast-growing specialist debt finance provider for the solar energy sectorOverall responsibility for SunFunder (SF)’s lending portfolio and financial assessment process, including:- Ensuring high quality credit decisions, plus portfolio monitoring and audit-ready data integrity of loan records- Chairing credit committee for all lending decisions prior to the disbursement of funds- Assessment of, and contribution to, deal team… Show more Credit and portfolio responsibility within a fast-growing specialist debt finance provider for the solar energy sectorOverall responsibility for SunFunder (SF)’s lending portfolio and financial assessment process, including:- Ensuring high quality credit decisions, plus portfolio monitoring and audit-ready data integrity of loan records- Chairing credit committee for all lending decisions prior to the disbursement of funds- Assessment of, and contribution to, deal team analyses of prospective companies/projects- “Final review” of all active transactions (from a combined financial/legal perspective) in order to give management satisfaction to signLeading an international team of analysts across four countriesOversaw a doubling of the active lending portfolio, while maintaining and improving internal assessment functionality, including developing the internal systems and knowledge to allow the first "syndicated loan" to be arranged and originated by SunFunderFocussed improvement of internal data management and took responsibility for establishing a “Loan Agency” function to allow SF to launch first syndicated loan “Lead Arranger” rolesDeveloped an “Investment Manual” describing investment procedures for staff and investors Show less

Arusha, Tanzania

Relationship-focused role for developing new business leads and originating new loans in a wide range of solar-related businessesDesigner and originator of the first "SAFI" SPV-based financial product to support the development and growth of receivable-based solar light sales in Sub-Saharan markets: working with external lawyers to design and implement a new asset-backing lending solution (together with an assessment methodology) with wide sectoral applicability to allow SF to address solar… Show more Relationship-focused role for developing new business leads and originating new loans in a wide range of solar-related businessesDesigner and originator of the first "SAFI" SPV-based financial product to support the development and growth of receivable-based solar light sales in Sub-Saharan markets: working with external lawyers to design and implement a new asset-backing lending solution (together with an assessment methodology) with wide sectoral applicability to allow SF to address solar “PAYG” market demand, and implement this for a specific clientProvided internal training in this new product class, which continues to generate business opportunities for SunFunderRepresented SunFunder widely, including to prospective clients, international panel speaking and web-conference events for SF’s major industry bodies (UNDP, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Global Off-grid Lighting Association (“GOGLA”) etc.) Show less

London, Uk (2009-2014) And Nairobi, Kenya (2014-2015)

- Newly established role to initially establish the framework and ongoing business case for a social enterprise designed to achieve charitable objectives via a self-sustaining business model- After the business was established, a Senior Management role throughout the rapid growth phase, during which time the business sold 2M solar lights across 4 African countries- Highly flexible, multi-disciplinary role including:- Ongoing business modelling, including direct establishment and… Show more - Newly established role to initially establish the framework and ongoing business case for a social enterprise designed to achieve charitable objectives via a self-sustaining business model- After the business was established, a Senior Management role throughout the rapid growth phase, during which time the business sold 2M solar lights across 4 African countries- Highly flexible, multi-disciplinary role including:- Ongoing business modelling, including direct establishment and management of supply chain and logistics (including Purchase Order forecasting and sign-off role) to help cashflow planning- Finance role: working alongside CFO to negotiate supplier credit and establish commercial debt lines (including a new facility from SunFunder, above)- IT role: included some staff training/assistance/purchasing, designing and implementing a new SalesForce ERP system, and migrating company email services from a local server to the cloud- Direct line-management and “staff rep” (whistleblowing) responsibility for staff based in local offices- Role relocated from London, UK to Nairobi, Kenya from Sep 2014-Aug 2015 to join other MT members Show less

- Successful syndicated debt origination role for US$100m-US$30bn facilities in competitive “market-driven” environment- Specialised into Financial Institutional loans; personally developed a new financing product for “Lloyds of London” insurance companies- Promoted over a period of four years from “Associate”, “Associate Director”, to “Director”, reflecting mid-junior rising to mid-senior positions, the latter of which added personal business income targets, and limited line management… Show more - Successful syndicated debt origination role for US$100m-US$30bn facilities in competitive “market-driven” environment- Specialised into Financial Institutional loans; personally developed a new financing product for “Lloyds of London” insurance companies- Promoted over a period of four years from “Associate”, “Associate Director”, to “Director”, reflecting mid-junior rising to mid-senior positions, the latter of which added personal business income targets, and limited line management responsibilities Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Two-year “Graduate Trainee” role (credit analysis, relationship management, bond origination and syndication origination), progressing to being accepted for a full role in “Loan Syndication” thereafter- Trainee role included a six-month special placement working alongside external financial consultants on a multi-million new business viability project, reporting directly to the Head of the Branch

Mchem, Chemistry, 2:1

M/Chem Chemistry (Hons) Part I (3 years): Advanced level mathematics; Laboratory training and use; Quantum Chemistry supplementary subject.

A Levels: Aaab

A Levels - Maths/Further Maths/Physics/Chemistry