30 years+ experience in relationship management & credit risk in Corporate & Investment banking. I have lived in and headed up both relationship and credit teams in London and Paris. I am a French speaker. I am familiar working and advising clients in the UK, Europe, Asia and the US and my achievements include significantly increasing income, profitability per client, and product cross-selling. I have effective communication skills and thrive on making a difference and managing, mobilising and motivating international teams. A leader and team manager that ensures that employees are driven by being given consideration, responsibility and ownership. I encourage and promote all forms of diversity and the importance of ESG. Main highlights:• As I have worked in both Relationship banking and credit risk, I have acquired a successful balance of managing commercial drivers and risk concerns.• I have wide experience of assisting clients in accessing the European and US capital markets and building relationships with senior Finance teams and C-suite executives • Headed a team of international Paris based bankers responsible for coordinating and cross-selling to Asian and American blue-chip senior executives of MNC’s and satisfying their banking requirements in EMEA. • Management and supervision of 20 credit analysts with use of own authorised credit delegation and approval. Accountable for supervising and monitoring credit risk for UK, Irish and Nordic clients and NBFI counterparties ex France. • Introduced new management information and control procedures.• First-hand crisis management experience of the financial turbulence caused by Black Friday, the internet bubble, the 2007 financial crisis, and Covid-19.• Excellent interpersonal and management skills. • Launched and led a project to increase junior engagement and motivation.• Nominated to act as independent referee in employee grievance procedures.• I have handled personnel changes and have built successful and productive teams including mentoring of potential future managers. My personal values are based on transparency, co-operation and teamwork, commitment, integrity and resilience.
Listed skills include Fixed Income, Financial Structuring, Capital Markets, Banking, and 16 others.
