Kendra Smith - Williams Email & Phone Number

I am a financial credit expert specializing in complex debt, organizational, governance structures and multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance in both Corporate and Public Finance. I am facile with interpreting US GAAP and IFRS audits, opinions, remediation citations and trend analysis/credit metrics into value added, or not, compliance with an entity's stated business growth and financial strategies.My ~ 30 years career in Finance included meritorious, sequential advancement in rank with a myriad of depths in industries, oversight of funded/uncommitted debt portfolios and talent leadership (peak combined accountability for ~ $2 billion of rated fixed income, leveraged loans and general capital markets products and issuers; leader of ~50 fixed income analysts under my responsibilities). I have no restrictions that might affect Board placement.Most recently as Senior Managing Director, Moody's Corporation Strategy & Development team, as well as throughout my Moody's career, I am well versed working with C-Suite and Executive Leadership, Internal Audit, top tier financial intermediaries and advisors, Boards, investors, media, bond council and General Council. The vast majority of my career was with the highly regulated Moody's Investers Service, I managed credit, enterprise and governance risk analysis while maintaining diplomatic communication of different, independent opinions based in fact and clearly articulated by supporting rationale.Some of the unique values I bring as a coach/leader/ultimate seamless deliverer of collaboratively debated, disparate opinions from highly credentialed people, include excellent skills working with a myriad of professionals, often having significantly more subject matter expertise than I, to yield informed, deliberate decisions often gleaned from opaque information with little time or resource to sift through "noise" and find the key points..