Renaud Brachwitz, Cfa Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Interim Director for the Commercial Banking (CB) and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Profitability Governance & Analytics team- Focus on capital management and optimization : Development of tools to improve understanding of capital usage, identification of opportunities to improve equity returns at both a customer and organizational level, education across relationship and finance teams- Thought leadership on how to stand up strong profitability management practices, through developing frontline tools, accessing and understanding data, setting up strong review processes and promoting thoughtful capital decisioning at all levels- Development of expense assumptions used within credit pricing models- Direct line management for a team of seven senior finance consultants

- Head of finance for Wells Fargo Middle Market Bank's West Region (MMB West), which covers the US states of CA, UT, AZ, NV, WA, OR, ID and the Canadian province of British Columbia- Support MMB West leadership team in a wide range of initiatives including the pivot to a new customer segment based organizational structure, deposit initiatives, expense management, pipeline reviews, etc- Provide financial analytics covering credit, deposits, Treasury management and all fee generating businesses- Leading the cultural switch to a data-driven culture by building out and introducing new tools and data sources, helping team members develop new skills, challenging leadership to engage and adopt new managerial practices- Implemented new approach to project management within MMB Finance, creating cross-regional work teams, each focused on specific transformation topics. This has allowed the function to speed up its pace of change while better engaging many individual contributors, sourcing the best ideas and providing more leadership opportunities. Now considering how to expand the concept to all Commercial Banking finance.- Direct line management for a team of six senior finance consultants

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Head of WFEF Canada finance team, including direct line FP&A, Pricing and commercial analytics resources and dotted line responsibilities in tax and Accounting teams- Lead the divestiture of the Canadian Direct Equipment finance business, including preparation of marketing materials, participation in management presentations, financial statement preparation, Data-tapes, buyer Q&A, negotiation of Transitional Service Agreement and general operational readiness. Business line successfully purchased by TD Bank in Spring 2021.- Ensured timely closing of the transaction and post-close transition- Maintained a stable team throughout the process, with no attrition

Montreal, Canada Area

Manager for two distinct teams within the finance function, providing commercial and business support, setting & tracking targets and driving modern analytics Pricing - 4 team members- Guide & Advise : Volume and profitability target setting, Deal structure guidance, Market Intelligence- Control & Report : Review and approval of deal economics, new business reporting, pricing model ownership, pricing grid publication- Strategy & Initiatives : Business reviews, new product/program introductions, Business projectsCommercial Analytics - 3 team members- Sales Tools : Sales rep databases, account prioritization, commercial training, performance reporting & analytics- Sales Management : Coverage and deployment, territory & budget analysis, commercial incentives- Sales Strategy : Market & Competitive Tracking, Account planning, Value prop development

Montreal, Canada Area

Montreal, Canada Area

Pricing Leader (5 team members) for GE Capital Canada businesses including Leasing, Lending, Vendor and Franchise Finance GE Capital sale announcement in April 2015 pivoted role overnight - Development of transitional pricing strategy, reflecting the needs of GE Capital and potential buyers - Deal process management, creation of datatapes and other dataroom materials, answering buyer questions - Preparing for deal close, coordinating with Wells Fargo, team transition

Montreal, Canada Area

- Tactical pricing responsibility for GE Capital leasing and lending platforms- Fleet pricing manager up to business sale (2013)- Deal structuring & reviews- Pricing assumption model conception & assumption reviews

Montreal, Canada Area

- Financial portfolio analysis and reviews- Cost/revenue deferral modeling- Portfolio fair market valuations- System conversions

Florence Area, Italy

Financial Management program4th rotation Aug 09 - Feb 10 : Commercial Finance. Contract reviews & Risk mitigation, Customer credit, Orders analysis

Qatar

Financial Management Program3rd rotation Feb 09 - July 09 : Process improvements in the middle east, Financial reporting set-up, launch of Qatar service shop, tax filings

Bracknell, Uk

Financial Management Program2nd rotation August 08 - Jan 09 : European controllership

Brussels Area, Belgium

Financial Management Program1st rotation Feb-July 2008 : Financial Planing and Analysis

Cfa Charterholder, Finance, General

Master, Business Administration

Ingenieur de Gestion

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