Vp & Cfo Europe Merchant Services, Vp & Treasurer Europe, Middle East, Africa, Vp & Cfo Uk & Ireland
London, New York, Frankfurt, Jersey Ci
Key accomplishments:1) Established AEOCC as a new listed international funding vehicle for American Express’ international businesses to provide guaranteed availability of funding at the lowest cost and to maximize tax benefits. The company achieved and maintained a AA credit rating2) Introduced AEOCC to the London, New York and European markets and raised over US$7.0 b in a mix of short and long-term debt & currencies.3) Led over 20 initial public offerings (IPO’s) on London, Frankfurt, Milan & Tokyo stock exchanges4) Developed and implemented a global foreign exchange management system to deliver over US$120m annual foreign exchange profits. This achievement significantly enhanced the profitability of the International Card Business5) Led the analysis, negotiation and successful implementation of strategic alliances in the UK, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Taiwan and Ireland6) Developed a new pricing strategy to maximize the Amex network’s premium over the competition(Visa, MC)7) Developed the European strategic plan for the merchant business and the AMEX network8) Member of the Finance Executive Team which managed Amex TRS’ financial strategy internationally9) Initiated and maintained bank and investor relationships for the AMEX business in EMEA10) Managed AMEX TRS corporate finance and M&A activities in Europe including the sale of the consumer banking operation in Germany, the sale of Travellers Cheque businesses in France and Switzerland to joint venture companies and the purchase of international travel & FX businesses from Thomas Cook12) Led implementation of the new strategy for Consumer Financial Services internationally based new/ existing banking licenses including product economics, risk, pricing and marketing strategies13) Developed a new risk management system for the EMEA region.14) Developed the investment strategy and managed American Express’ European investments for its Travelers Cheque business totalling over US$3 b.