Managing Director, UCP EMEA

Director providing fiduciary and administrative services to Group’s companies, including rental arrangements, banking, KYC, AML, risks, compliance functions. Supervising IT, Legal, Corporate, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Administrative divisions of the group.

Supervision of lead projects, financing structuring, interaction with core Company’s Clients on investments, tax consultancy and budget planning. Lead key projects in both Private Equity and Structured Products. Dealing with Moscow based banks on strategic issues and business opportunities. Implementing various policies, software solution and infrastructural imrpovements.

Cyprus branch of UCP group, UCP AM, previously licensed Cyprus Investment Firm which provided services to investment funds and high net worth individuals investing in Russian based stocks and assets; global stocks and derivatives. Director providing fiduciary and administrative services to Group’s companies, including rental arrangements, banking, KYC, AML, risks, compliance functions. Supervising IT, Legal, Corporate, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Administrative divisions of the group.

Supervision of Global Markets Equity, Debt and Research units: org planning, day-to-day businesses operation; supervision of FO IT, support units pools;Leading large company restructuring projects; maintenance and migration of the existing Client base and its correspondence to global KYC/AML standards.Remote management of London based adoption team and client on-boarding;Lead requestor for various products implementation and roll-out for Moscow/London platforms;Rep for Prime… Show more Supervision of Global Markets Equity, Debt and Research units: org planning, day-to-day businesses operation; supervision of FO IT, support units pools;Leading large company restructuring projects; maintenance and migration of the existing Client base and its correspondence to global KYC/AML standards.Remote management of London based adoption team and client on-boarding;Lead requestor for various products implementation and roll-out for Moscow/London platforms;Rep for Prime Brokerage platform locally;Ensuring adequate training is available and utilized by staff;Current primary task: unwinding offshore holding entity; licenses revocation; termination of the Cyprus based office and infrastructure. Show less

Personal financial advisor to company’s President, administration, framework, legal support for company’s structure. Fiduciary functions, cash management, tax planning. Established strong relations with banks, service providers; extensive negotiations with counterparts.Managed a seven-figure diversified portfolio with focus on Russian stocks and bonds.Established and supervised customs, logistics and import operations for private equity project; dealing with government authorities… Show more Personal financial advisor to company’s President, administration, framework, legal support for company’s structure. Fiduciary functions, cash management, tax planning. Established strong relations with banks, service providers; extensive negotiations with counterparts.Managed a seven-figure diversified portfolio with focus on Russian stocks and bonds.Established and supervised customs, logistics and import operations for private equity project; dealing with government authorities involved.Real estate operations and maintaining legal ownership structures.Representation of interest in international auctions and arranging settlement.Constant interaction and support for domestic and foreign private banking. Show less

Participated in upgrade of FSA license for the Company to category “A”, set up relations and opened trading accounts with London Stock Exchange, NYSE, Bloomberg (trading on IOB); assisted to COO in opening of agent accounts with UK and US clearing agents; designed back-office schemes for processing trades in listed Russian ADR programmes, settlement procedures and interaction with Moscow settlements team, reporting to FSA and LSE; contributed to various IT projects; maintained private clients’… Show more Participated in upgrade of FSA license for the Company to category “A”, set up relations and opened trading accounts with London Stock Exchange, NYSE, Bloomberg (trading on IOB); assisted to COO in opening of agent accounts with UK and US clearing agents; designed back-office schemes for processing trades in listed Russian ADR programmes, settlement procedures and interaction with Moscow settlements team, reporting to FSA and LSE; contributed to various IT projects; maintained private clients’ accounts incl appraisal, evaluation, operations, audit and supervised actions of supporting offshore personnel. Show less

Organization of fully functional office for an offshore unit. Main responsibilities included: managing western clients’ local securities /ADR accounts; Structured Products trades processing and servicing; legal paperwork processing, handling various clients’ requests and inquiries; working closely with the Front office to ensure interdepartmental information flow regarding outstanding trades and compliance issues; participating in issues related to AGM’s, supervised and trained local employees.

Managed western clients’ accounts trading in Russian restricted securities; developed and maintained tracking system for latter and designed compliance procedures and legal paperwork for such accounts; ensured timely trade settlement and re-registration of the shares, contacting company registrars, transfer agents, Moscow-based custodians, maintained clients’ custody accounts; settled ADRs/GDRs (Global Depository Receipts), reconciled depo accounts, corporate actions.

Managing Western clients’ accounts (including portfolio), handling clients requests, inquiries, problems; ensuring timely trade settlement and re-registration of the shares, contacting company registrars, transfer agents, Moscow-based custodians, maintaining clients’ custody accounts with CentreInvest and handling free transfer trades; chasing payments and interacting with domestic and foreign banks; settling ADRs (American Depository Receipts) and GDRs (Global Depository Receipts) transactions… Show more Managing Western clients’ accounts (including portfolio), handling clients requests, inquiries, problems; ensuring timely trade settlement and re-registration of the shares, contacting company registrars, transfer agents, Moscow-based custodians, maintaining clients’ custody accounts with CentreInvest and handling free transfer trades; chasing payments and interacting with domestic and foreign banks; settling ADRs (American Depository Receipts) and GDRs (Global Depository Receipts) transactions via DTC or Euroclear system, reconciliation of depo accounts and owed portfolio, corporate operations. In the latest project participated in the creation of the new back-office and nominee system. Show less