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Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario

- Responsible for maintaining, growing and originating new corporate relationships. Transactions range from $25M - $325M in authorized credit and represent strategic, high value relationships across Eastern Ontario (borrowers with $100M+ in revenue).- Leader of Coverage Teams (Credit underwriting and RBC Specialists) to ensure timely execution ofcredit transactions.- Main point of contact for C-Level client relationships and a trusted advisor to proactively deliversolutions.- Subject matter expert and coach to colleagues in Commercial Financial Services for complex andhigh value transactions to ensure active pipeline of opportunities for Corporate Client Group.- Wide range of industry specializations including Financial Services, large Public Sector, Multinationals and Manufacturing.- Recognized as a leader in virtual relationship management, presenting to executive levelleaders on best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.- Specialist in multi-bank financings and syndications.

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Responsible for the end to end underwriting process for EDC’s corporate financing solutions for strategic customers and their buyers in the global Internet Communications Telecom (ICT), Infrastructure, Clean-tech and Financial Sponsors sectors. These solutions include underwriting creditcapacity in support of their syndicated credit facilities, direct bilateral term and revolving credit, providing buyer finance solutions to international buyers of Canadian goods and services and direct financing to foreign affiliates. Typical transactions range from $20M-$1Bn and are in support ofcompanies with sales $500M and up.- Key responsibilities include all aspects of transaction management; credit risk assessment, structuring, negotiation, and documentation. - Responsible for ensuring that all transactions are within EDC’s mandate as Canada's Export Credit Agency.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Relationship Manager with a portfolio of 60+ privately held and publicly traded corporate clients within the technology industry. Mandate included on-going administration and review of credit facilities, identifying up-sell opportunities, and generation of new corporate client relationships.- Subject Matter Expert for Relationship Managers across the GTA and Ottawa on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) lending.- Provided financial advisory services and senior private debt to assist with mergers/acquisitions, capital expenditures, project financing, and corporate revolvers.- Leader for the client relationship management team and engaged enterprise-wide partners including cash management, capital markets, wealth management, and foreign exchange specialists.- Notable transactions included; lead book runner for syndication facility (public company, debt issuance of $30M completed in September 2013), first financing under newly created SaaS lending policy (presented at KBI National Conference, completed in February 2014) and Capital Call Lending (Venture Capital Firm with $200M in committed capital).- Awarded RBC Convention Conference (ranked in top 5 out of all 1200+ Commercial Account Managers across Canada)