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Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corporate Finance Advisory for EWE AG, Oldenburg:▪ Advice and project management regarding financial strategy, bank and capital market financing with direct reporting line to the Head of Financing and Risk Management (C-Level-1).▪ Negotiation and execution of two syndicated credit lines based on LMA standard for €750m (June 2022) and €1.9bn (December 2022) as well as various bilateral bank credit lines (cash and guarantee) to increase credit lines and optimize terms and contractual arrangements.▪ Negotiation and establishment of the first commercial paper program for €500m.▪ Update of the €3 bn debt issuance program adapted to the new group structure.▪ Concept development for the optimization of the bilateral loan portfolio and the professionalization of the financial reporting system.

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

▪ Development of ZF group's banking strategy and management of banking relationships as well as planning and implementation of external financing via banks and capital markets. Responsibility for internal group financing.▪ Participation in the issuance of the first Green Bond for €500m (May 2021) and negotiation of bilateral bank credit lines in the multi-million range in Germany and abroad.

Duisburg Und Umgebung, Deutschland

▪ Management of group-wide Internal Audit activities and management of the performance-related internal control system ("ICS").▪ Direct reporting to the Chairman of the Management Board and first point of contact for the Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Haniel group auditor and the management of the divisions regarding Internal Audit and performance-related ICS. ▪ Determining the audit strategy and annual audit plans of the Haniel group. Audit of governance systems, business processes and IT systems worldwide. Continuous improvement and quality assurance of Internal Audit processes and organization.▪ Reorganization and professionalization of the Internal Audit department, resulting in a significant increase in the number of audits performed per auditor and an increase in the effectiveness of the implementation of measures.▪ Design and management of audits (in particular of treasury departments, governance systems and special topics) in the international subsidiaries. ▪ Key projects: Further development and professionalization of corporate governance through the group-wide introduction of the performance-related ICS (2012) and the Compliance Management System (2014). Introduction of an Internal Audit management database (2012), group-wide action tracking (2012) and the Haniel Audit Universe database (2017).

Duisburg Und Umgebung, Deutschland

▪ Responsibility for bank and capital market financing (approx. €2bn in outstanding financial debt and €2bn in credit facilities), capital market communications, banking policy, financial risk management and financial reporting, and internal treasury guidelines.▪ Successful positioning of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH in the capital market through the issuance of the first bonds for €1bn (2009) and €500m (2010).▪ Investor marketing as company representative at international roadshows and relationship management with institutional investors and analysts.▪ Management of business relationships and the credit line portfolio with around 25 international banks under the premises of cost optimization and securing financing requirements.▪ Creation, implementation and monitoring of minimum treasury requirements and co-ordination of financing activities in the Haniel group to optimize costs and access to banking and capital markets.

Essen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

▪ Management of the credit portfolio (around €6bn cash and guarantee credit lines) and capital market transactions. Responsible for bank management and financial reporting.▪ Design and implementation of HOCHTIEF group’s financial strategy.▪ Successful structuring and negotiation of various syndicated cash and guarantee credit lines of €2bn (2007), €600m (2005) and €1.65bn (2004) as well as promissory note loans (up to €200m in 2004 und 2007) to increase credit volumes and optimize costs and contractual ar-rangements.▪ Internal advice to subsidiaries on financing issues

Paris Und Umgebung, Frankreich

▪ Marketing and execution of strategic financing transactions and cross-selling of Deutsche Bank's entire product range for French key accounts (CAC 40) in the retail, luxury goods, food, and hotel sectors.▪ Coordination of global marketing activities and responsibility for global credit allocation

Essen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

▪ Responsible for managing global credit and customer risk of a diversified large-cap client portfolio.▪ Risk scoring methodology, margin analysis, peer comparison, cash flow and sensitivity analyses.

Essen Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Trainee Corporate Finance Training Program

Diplomkaufmann, Business Administration, 1,5

Majors: Finance, Marketing and Computer Science

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude

Major Finance