C-LEVEL EXECUTIVE and NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTOR.
Distinguished, results-driven business executive with extensive experience in global institutional investment structuring, corporate finance and business development within entrepreneurial and financial institution environments. Provides thought leadership to investment business strategy, new opportunity identification and development bringing value to investors of all sizes. Exhibits wide-ranging insight into specialized, alternative investment products. Develops, nurtures and maintains key business relationships. Leads business functions for multinational organizations, increasing business growth and revenues while driving profitability. Builds, motivates and manages high functioning teams in the delivery of outstanding business results. Native speaker in French. Fluent in English. Conversational in Dutch.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
• Built Allianz Hedge Fund Partners (AHFP) from a zero base with just $100m in seed capital into a global operation with peak assets worth in excess of $2.1bn and net UM of over $1.35bn. Developed strong relationships with key clients across the Middle East, US, Europe and Japan; working with 65 institutional investors in the Middle East alone. Led the highly successful merger of AHFP with AGF Alternative Investment Management; creating a new entity with a combined AUM of more than $10bn.
• Directed the launch and expansion of Citibank’s Alternative Investment Strategy activities across Europe, Canada and the Middle East, generating incremental revenues of over $50m and achieving a substantial growth in AUM; converted more than one third of all institutional investors into clients through the development of close senior-level relationships; consistently achieving and exceeding financial performance targets.
• Led the development of Case Advisors from start-up into a respected provider of advisory services in the area of Alternative Investment strategy. Established a wide distribution client roster that included a Private Equity Firm, a Texas Hedge Fund and a Middle East Asset Manager, a Washington based Commercial Real Estate Manager, a Swiss based internet security company, and a privately owned consultancy company advising Sovereign Wealth Funds and large institutional investors in private equity. Currently negotiating with three governments and their political leadership in building a specialized, intergovernmental public/private partnership to manage assets for sovereign wealth on a global scale.
Mes compétences :
Entrepreneurship
Multicultural management
Capital markets
Hedge funds
Investor Relations
Alternative investments
Leadership
Sales management
Negotiation