Samir Ali Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

London, Gb

I lead all commercial expansion and improvement efforts relating to procuring, selling, and leasing offshore drilling rigs for a deepwater drilling contractor in the petroleum industry. • Oversee organization with responsibility across Supply Chain, Marketing, and Strategy groups. Manage major vendor relationships and develop productive contract models to enhance partnerships on both sides of the business.• Deliver long-term strategic plans to Board of Directors regarding acquisitions, investments, contracting models, potential environmental, social, and governance (ESG) opportunities, and more. Lead in-depth discussions to achieve maximum buy-in and build successful roadmaps.• Partner with Finance team to develop returns analysis related to potential acquisitions and investitures. Work closely with operational counterpoints on executive team to define new sales models that target ideal clients and markets.Select Achievements• Revamped and realigned contracting model between sales and procurement functions to eliminate financial consequences of misalignment. Directed extensive reorganization effort to help streamline and optimize the business.• Played instrumental role as Strategy group lead in billion-dollar acquisition and integration of AquaDrill, a major Seadrill competitor. Launched acquisition process in 9/2022 and officially announced new deal in 12/2022.• Improved relationships with clients and vendors alike by instituting quarterly business reviews to gather critical feedback and identify improvement areas.

As the founder and executive leader for three successful sole proprietorships, I provide strategic direction and monthly financial review in collaboration with an operational partner. I sourced, grew, and leveraged initial seed money to enable additional investments.

Houston, Texas, Us

I developed a dual role overseeing finance and corporate communication strategy for an offshore drilling contractor in the public domain, acting as the principal contact for key shareholders, including majority shareholder Lowes Corporation and 33 Wall Street Analysts.• Led M&A strategy to enable ROI in alignment with financial and operational strategy by sourcing, evaluating, and presenting potential acquisition targets. • Advised CEO on financial matters and oversaw fiscal/fiduciary responsibilities. Ensured financial compliance while controlling dissemination of communication across corporation, directing team comprised of Financial Analyst and Corporate Communication Specialist.• Partnered across business to align and enable department goals through corporate strategy. Liaised with executive leads, consultants, and external resources to develop annual strategy presentations for Board.• Oversaw crisis management across organization. Established initial framework and primer to ensure consistent, efficient communication strategy with clearly denoted responsibilities and plan of escalation.

Houston, Texas, Us

Spearheaded relationship development, needs assessment, and competitive analysis, I marketed rigs to independent E&Ps. Transitioned organizational goals from conceptual to concrete, I implemented a formal strategy and roadmap, incorporating a formulaic methodology to evaluate the financial impact of potential contracts. • Established first model for financial discipline to enable cost efficiency and profit across existing rigs.

Houston, Texas, Us

I was recruited to develop a role overseeing the financial function while guiding strategy creation. Collaborating with the Chief Commercial Officer to build and implement financial models, I established and directed all related financial controls and systems.• Assumed oversight of investor relations as principal liaison for majority shareholder. Built investor relations department to improve communication and brand visibility.

Boston, Ma, Us

For the credit unit of a world-leading multi-asset alternative investment firm, I led and governed a large portfolio, specializing in global oil service, exploration & production, and domestic midstream companies with 18 high yield names. • Analyzed relative value opportunities across equity, high yield, leveraged loan, distressed, and structured credit asset classes.• Determined valuation for oil & gas companies through detailed evaluation methods including comparable transaction and company.• Seconded to private equity division to lead first-ever investment in energy, serving as energy subject matter expert in collaboration with PE team leader.

Serving as a strategic partner to clients, I guided sound business decisions that enabled organizational goals, providing advisement on M&A activities and initial public offerings (IPO).• Performed extensive financial due diligence to assess opportunities, risks, and returns. Collaborated with senior management teams to create proposals, develop financial projects, and market to potential investors.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance

Coursework Completed, Business