Executive Vice President, Client Services
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS:Closed-end fund launch coordination: • Reengineered distribution methods to meet demands of a large but short campaign.• Supervised financial writer and design agency team and US marketing department on the project.• Managed launch time line, devised budget / cost schedule and projections, chaired project team meetings. Developed product post-launch Web site, presentations for the underwriting syndicate, and printing / distribution plan for sales materials. Launch of long/short equity hedge fund for US investors. • Adapted sales materials for US investors, arranged for sales training, devised performance reporting and established process for production and distribution of performance reports, all within a three-month deadline.• Initiated electronic marketing campaigns and materials for key distribution channel. • Fund raised $25MM in one year and expanded product line Coordinated interdisciplinary team to launch more than 15 hedge funds. • Developed suite of marketing, RFP, and performance reporting templates. • Collected data, compiled fund launch budget, and projected future expense scenarios. • Raised >$600 million in assets.