Eben Klynsmith Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

• Guiding C-level clients in building their organisations into scalable, sustainable businesses• Applying and monitoring budgeting and performance data to evaluate and improve operations, using scenario planning and Monte Carlo analysis to improve forecasting • Discovering and reducing wasteful operational costs and processes in client operations, often 20%+ improvements in EBITDA while resulting in simpler process flows• Assessing optimal capital structures and materially improving corporate costs of capital• Deep analytical analysis of big data; helping to determine strategy and tactics• Determining optimal global tax structures and simplifying group structures

Singapore

• Advising C-level clients on value-generating acquisitions, mergers and disposals ranging from USD20m to USD1bn; negotiation, valuation and drafting legal agreements• Helped US hotel group acquire 80 hotels in Africa to significantly expand footprint• Successfully negotiating offtake contracts, license or product exclusivity and partnership legal agreements across various jurisdictions and countries• Executing global transactions (50+ countries) across industries including oil and gas, power and infrastructure, banking, insurance, healthcare and consumer goods• Performing company valuations for mergers and acquisitions• Raised equity and debt funding (one transaction required equity of just under USD$1bn) and finding suitable operational, technical and financial investment partners• Arranged inter-governmental negotiations including introducing China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the NDRC, to the office of the President of South Africa • Assisted a leading Central American pharmaceutical manufacturing group to simplify and restructure its 17 firm group and to acquire targets in the US and expand its regional business in new markets by helping to find them new global suppliers, distribution channels in new markets and new technology providers; improving EBITDA by 18%

Johannesburg

• Performed company valuations as the bank's leading corporate valuer; prepared Securities Regulations Panel (SRP) and Stock Exchange fairness opinions• Advised and guided C-level clients on the application of the Listings Requirements; worked on dual-listed companies in Canada, South Africa, the UK and Australia• Ensured the completeness and accuracy of stock exchange related documents, including circulars, articles and memorandums of association, share incentive schemes, annual reports and annual general meetings notices• Received a group accolade from Dealmakers of the Year Awards for sponsor activity during 2009 and 2010; came 3rd in the country for largest deal flow and deal value

Johannesburg

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mthombo IT Services (M-IT), Johannesburg • Created a new subsidiary for Dimension Data (the largest national IT group) for its IT hardware maintenance and services space, becoming Hewlett Packard’s sole onsite support partner in the country• Grew the division to be self-funded in its second operating year and to a 300-person strong team in 3 years rising to 1000 people by 2009• Uncovered valuable acquisition targets including acquiring the loss-making Ariel Bench Repair business for a nominal value from Denel (a significant national defence contractor) and transformed the business in one year to its contribution of nearly 40% of M-IT Group profits• Won a 1st place accolade in the Forge Ahead BMI-T African Achievers awards in 2003

New York, Singapore, Mumbai

• Implemented comprehensive company-wide management systems based on Stern Stewart's EVA® (Economic Value Added) methodology• Developed performance measurement systems, management tools and incentive plans for client firms in South Africa and Asia including AVI, Clicks Gencor (BHP Billiton), Port of Singapore Authority, NIIT, India-based Tata Consultancy and Abosso Goldfields/Ranger Minerals Australia• Become the youngest Associate in the company; promoted from Analyst to Associate within a year• Public speaking on shareholder value at various large Merger & Acquisition conferences• Led and performed the annual Stern Stewart Top 200 MVA ranking published in Finance Week and the Financial Mail

Education record

Earned the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours): Finance as well as the Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting and Finance From the University.

Education record

Awarded the CFA Chartered Financial Analyst charter by the CFA Institute - Charlottesville, VA, USA