Wez Saunders Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

• Responsible for the management and performance of Defected Records Ltd (all aspects of the business including all Record Labels, Recordings, Sales, Marketing, Events, Agency, Publishing, Business Affairs and Merch)• Responsible for implementing company policy & strategy• Developing strategic plans• Controlling finance• Building & maintaining an effective management team• Assuming full accountability for Company operations• Representing the Company Worldwide• Manage 8 direct reports, 51 London based staff (FTE / PTE / cons.) and up to 185 staff across London, Ibiza & Croatia during the Summer season• Work directly with Simon Dunmore (owner/chairman)• Retained responsibility as the in-house Club-Promotions & Radio Plugger (having successfully brought in and serviced the following records):- DJ SKT ft Rae 'Take Me Away' (signed to Azuli, licensed to Atlantic Records, UK)- Lee Walker vs DJ Deeon ft Katy B & MNEK 'Freak Like Me' (signed to Defected Records, joint venture with Ministry of Sound, UK - certified as Silver in the UK)- Camelphat & Elderbrook 'Cola' (signed to Defected Records, licensed to Big Beat Records, USA - certified as Platinum in the UK, EIRE, Australia, Belgium & Czech Republic, and Gold in Netherlands, Italy & Russia, Nominated for a Grammy - Best Electronic Dance Recording & Ivor Novello Award - Best Contemporary Song)- Endor 'Pump It Up' - certified Platinum in the UK and multiple times around the World- John Summit 'Deep End' • Managing relationships with all Global partners, Distribution (ADA/WMG) and DSP's• Formerly Executive Producer of the Defected In The House Radio Show, syndicated on 100 stations in 70 Countries WW and managing Defected Radio show features including Radio 1, 1Xtra and Kiss FM

• Co-Founder, Co-Owner & Manager of Simma Black with Low Steppa• Co-Founder, Co-Owner & Joint Manager of Form & Function record label with Mark EC• Label Manager & Promotions Manager of labels including Darren Emerson's Detone, Marshall Jefferson's Freakin909, Golf Clap's Country Club Disco, James Silk's Heyo, Mark Radford's Audio Rehab, Soul Divide's Amplified Records, Cubism and more• Responsible for discovering new talent for all record labels and ensuring all releases are marketing, promoted and distributed to all good online record stores & retailers• Managing the development and training of over 180 young people aged 17-23 in 2013 as part of First Steps programme (in partnership with APE Media, charity number 1147901)• Managing relationships with artists around the World• Overseeing the recording process including matching Vocalists with Producers, and Producers with Sound Engineers • Managing 4 studios in East London• Managing 6 artists, including diaries, gigs, bookings, label placement, diaries and social media (Darren Emerson, The White Lamp, Dexter Ford, Habit To Others, Mono4 & Rose Tinted)• Mentoring• Managing Marketing and Promotion for all labels• Issuing and receiving contracts and other admin data • Head Treasurer• Organising & DJing at events under the “Form & Function”, "Simma Black" + 'Detone" brands across the UK, Europe and Americas

• Founder, Owner & Manager of a record label family called Endemic Digital Inc, consisting of Endemic Digital, Unrivaled Music, Sounds of Juan, Form & Function and a community development arm; First Steps (and label derivative First Steps Recordings)• Named as iDJ (International DJ) Label of the Month (July 2011), Proton Label of the Month (October 2010, April 2011, August 2011)• Responsible for discovering new talent for all record labels and ensuring all releases are marketing, promoted and distributed to all good online record stores & retailers• Managing the development and training of young people aged 17-23 as part of First Steps programme• Managing relationships with 600+ artists around the World• Overseeing the recording process including matching Vocalists with Producers, and Producers with Sound Engineers • Managing Marketing and Promotion for all labels• Issuing and receiving contracts and other admin data• Head Treasurer• Organising & DJing at events under the “Endemic Digital Inc” brand across the UK, Europe and Americas

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Role within Global Business Services, London• Promoted to Vice President February 2009• On a programme to fast track to Directorship• Responsible for running the Programme to replace the IT Infrastructure for Global Business Service products (previously Investment Banking Operations and Transaction Management Group – Back & Middle offices) • Responsible for all Senior Management Project and Programme deliverables• Representative on all Senior Management Project and/or Programme meetings Globally • Global travel, most frequently to Germany (Frankfurt), and India (Bangalore) whilst based out of London • Responsible for all Communications, Risk & Issue reporting, Budgeting and cost analysis • Expected to save Deutsche Bank in excess of €20,000,000 over 5 years • Responsible for 7 direct reports in a ‘virtual’ project team (dual responsibilities of staff), including experienced VP representing 180 members of staff Worldwide

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Investment Banking Operations, London (based within the Claims Management Group) • Worked with the Investment Banking Operations’ product groups (pilot with Global Finance & Foreign Exchange, followed by Global Markets Equities – Europe, Global Equity Derivatives, Interest Rate Swaps, Core Rates) in order to facilitate and improve the operational processes which contribute to the Claims Management process and Client Service. This process review offered the product lines: ➢the opportunity to facilitate a process review/improvement utilising six sigma skills to ensure process efficiencies and lean skills to eliminate "waste" areas in the process; ➢error causation analysis identified during claims resolution in order to work with the product lines to reduce errors and costs; ➢representation of the "project" at the Business Operations and Technology and Global Markets Interest Gap Working Group meetings in order to monitor the economic cost/financial impact on the interest gap; ➢advice on best practice fails management (virtual) model to ensure maximum efficiencies when resolving claims • The project was sponsored by the Front, Middle and Back Offices and regular interaction, meetings and updates were provided • As a result, DB has seen less payable claims raised due to a reduction in processing errors. This resulted in a total cost reduction of €15,000,000 per annum despite an increase of 213% trading volumes

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

• Promoted to Assistant Vice President February 2007 • Managed a four phase generation project within Global Client Operations for the Claims Management Group – first two phases were around Streamlining and second two phases creating a Utility • Phase 1 - reviewed existing processes, provided process improvement suggestions and implementation in order to reduce the outstanding claims by 30% as well as reduce claim turn around times from 180 days to under 90 days – by using Six Sigma methodology and tools, the outstanding claims were reduced by 51% and the turn around time of claims were reduced to under 40 days • Phase 2 (May to Jun 07) continued to reduce the turn around times of claims to under 30 days, and also to oversee the transition of Operations from an external vendor in India to Deutsche Bank Operations International (DBOI, India), which will save the bank an estimated €210,000 per year.• Phase 3 (Jul to Sept 07) saw the remaining IB Ops products claims processing centralised into the current model in order to complete and create a utility for Europe and Americas claims processing across all DB entities (for those regions). This ensured that by multi-regional, multi-product claim resolution will provide optimal cost reduction to DB and customer service to the clients. In addition, system functionality reconciliation is completed in order to determine which IT Infrastructure should be recommended for the utility in order to ensure operations are completed with maximum efficiency. This was approved but put on hold due to 2008 budget constraints, due to the late 2007 market conditions. • Phase 4 (Oct to Dec 07) – A second Six Sigma review was completed for the year to ensure that the latest utility model is near optimisation, as well as planning for the 2008 strategy (which involved developing system architecture, and looking to complete the utility by centralising the Asian products into the group)

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Global Client Operations, London • Based within Investment Banking Operations, acting as Project Manager for Strategic Operating Model, outsourcing over 150 staff to India from 3 main DB locations (Continental Europe, America and Asia) in 2006 (with similar numbers projected for 2007) for Global Client Operations and Global Cash & Commodities businesses • Managing various Operational projects such as: Commodities, Foreign Exchange Options settlements, Sales Support, Trade Query Investigation & Resolution, Account Opening and eSupport functions, as well as Client Static Data experience, and other Control functions • Responsible for relationships and communications between all onshore and offshore parties • Facing off against all IT and Infrastructure work streams to ensure Corporate Real Estate, Voice and Information Technology is available, as well as Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Tax and Human Resource requirements• Tracking and publishing project risks and issues, whilst monitoring the budget (Scheduling and cost control) • Applying basic Six Sigma strategies, whilst reporting into six sigma master black belt (Program Manager) • Managing 2 x Project Officers in support of this role • Estimated to save the bank circa. €4,000,000 per annum from 2007 • All projects completed on time, and within budget

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Global Client Operations, London• Based within Global Client Operations, acting as the Transaction Cost project manager - contact between Investment Banking Operations and Global Markets Central Management, focussing on Agent Bank and Brokerage spend • Managing a team of 4 FTE responsible for gathering brokerage data across GM Debt products, such as: Global Rates, Global Cash and Commodities, Global Markets Finance, Global Credit Trading and Emerging Markets – in order for the Business to renegotiate broker rates (estimated save €7,000,000 within 4 months) • Supporting Front Office requirements for GM Equities, including: Global Equity Derivatives, Cash, Program Trading and Index Arbitrage, DB Advisors, and Global Prime Services • Managing 2 FTE responsible for Agent Bank fee reconciliation and MIS, covering the following legal entities: Bankers Trust International PLC, DB Equity Limited, DB UK Bank Limited, Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank AG London, Deutsche Bank AG New York, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc • Communicating, providing regular MIS and status updates to all levels of Management within Operations and the Front Office • Responsible for managing SOX control point, by reconciling Control accounts to the General Ledger and Network Management (managing 2 FTE) • Streamlined processes in order for Run-the-Bank manager to take over in January 2006, and propose that the group be outsourced to a low cost service provider – This was achieved prior to my departure

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

• Promoted to Associate February 2005 • Responsible for Incoming and Outgoing interest claims for Global Cash and Commodities, Derivatives and Securities products in the name of DB Equity Limited, Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank AG London, Deutsche Bank AG New York, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc • Project manager for successful smart sourcing the Initiation and Resolution of interest claims, split between Corporate, Priority and Platinum Clients (managed in London – 3 FTE) and Other counterparts (DSL Bangalore – 7 FTE) • Financially rewarded for creating a successful Equity receivable claim process generating contra revenue of €4,000,000 per annum • Represent GCO at various Steering Committees run by Global Markets Central Management • Provide monthly MIS, which reported a save in 2005 of €30,000,000 by renegotiating, debating, recovering or offsetting loss of interest to Deutsche Bank

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Cash Management Operations, London (September 2002 to December 2003) , and Global Client Operations, London (January 2004 to November 2004) • Promoted to Supervisor/Specialist February 2003 • Overseeing management duties including escalating interest claims, meeting with internal and external clients, working on “how to become a better service provider”, maintaining control and substantiating general ledger• Writing business, group and individual objectives and strategy • Budget Maintenance • Global system maintenance and system UAT (dbComp) • Client Service orientated

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Cash Management Operations, London • Responsible for researching and analysing Interest Compensation and Account Interest relating to Deutsche Bank AG London’s shared Nostro accounts (Domestic and Securities) • Creating Daily/Bi-Monthly/Monthly MI • Responsible for account reconciliation, interdepartmental Nostro reconciliation, Nostro interest account balancing and journal posting, distributing claims to business lines and business line heads/senior management • Provide breakdown of Securities account interest allocation • Submit monthly accrual notification to Business Area and Legal Entity Controlling • Cross currency control • BT Funding – including making payments and posting ledgers relating to FX and FX Swaps, as well as Arbitrage deals • Economic Cost reporting for Global Markets and Global Equities

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Corporate Actions (Global Custody), Edinburgh• Responsible for corporate actions in the South African and Irish Markets • Stock Reconciliations • Investigating cash breaks and variances

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Agent Bank Operations (Global Custody), Edinburgh • Team Leader of 5 FTE investigating outstanding cash variances covering mainly Fixed Income and Corporate Actions within Global Custody Services • Contact point for senior management to report weekly progress as well as queries and problems identified daily • Close liaison with Fixed Income processing staff, as well as Investment Managers, Settlements and Agent Bank advisors • Organised meetings, conference calls, and led an efficient team to ensure that the project ran smoothly • Reported directly to senior management (Director level)

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Operations Control, New Jersey • Trained and worked within a team of cross product investigators on a project which involved researching and clearing aged risk items to the bank, over 270 days old for all cash variances • Assisted with meetings and conferences with fellow employees and senior management with discussion topics including investigation status, man-management and problem solving • Worked closely with Investment Advisors, and reconciliation staff, often arranging final solutions for cash variances • Produced daily reports for senior management explaining in full, why items were still outstanding

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Operations Control, London • Involved in combining BT and DB systems and data. First steps of practical integration sustained. Loaded DB systems on BT machines for UAT ready to be tested, ensuring company security codes, and broker references were up-to-date

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Operations Control, London• Nostro Investigations, contacting people worldwide, on a daily basis, on all company levels. • Ensure all parties were informed of split Nostro balance on the relevant bank accounts (daily) • Daily VDR clearance, involving approving items • Worked with Cash Managers and Funding staff, answering any questions on why items were a) still outstanding or b) allocated to that person/group, as well as applying cash to the correct accounts • Helped with general reconciliations

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

Based within Operations Control, London • Strong interpersonal skills, within the EMU project. Had to effectively communicate with senior management, management and colleagues in London, New York and Europe • Comparison of general ledger to Nostro reconciliation system to ensure full population of Nostro accounts • Identify all entities within BT and obtain relevant contact with each entity e.g. European, Eastern European, Asian, and American • Working to strict deadlines and achieved 98% clearance of existing Nostro breaks within the two months that were allocated • Set up reporting structure which was required on a daily basis by senior management • Involved with the investigation of all Legacy currencies prior to conversio. Investigations involved: EQUITIES, FX, SWAPS/FRA’s, DEPOT’s, FAILS, FIXED INCOME • A control function which involved interpreting the figures produced by the various settlements and investigation teams to make sure they were addressing all new breaks as they occur

Member and co-founder of the Jamie Saunders Leukaemia Awareness Group, voluntarily raising awareness and funds (in excess of £265,000) on behalf of various Leukaemia charities.

Press Officer and Committee Member at Thurrock Football Club (Blue Square South)

Job Coach with Business Action on Homelessness

Part of Deutsche Bank's Community activities, I annually spent 2 days at St Cleres School with students helping them with CV writing, interview techniques, mock interview days, Excel training (Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced) as well as other curriculum activities/requests

Part time during education.

Grays, Essex, Gb

Part time during education.

Part time during education.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computing & It

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Social Sciences With Economics

Green Belt, Six Sigma, Project Management

Btec National Diploma, Business & Finance

Gcse'S