Experience

Queens Court Law

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present



First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

• United Arab Emirates
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director CIB

  • Jan 2020 - Nov 2022

  I manage the entire FI, NBFI and challenger Bank portfolio out of London, consisting of over 300 banks. I am also the Global Relationship Manager for a number of FTSE 350 names, U.K renewable energy companies, and commodity traders. I provide my clients trade finance, cash & clearing, loans, distribution, as well as Global Markets solutions. I manage the entire FI, NBFI and challenger Bank portfolio out of London, consisting of over 300 banks. I am also the Global Relationship Manager for a number of FTSE 350 names, U.K renewable energy companies, and commodity traders. I provide my clients trade finance, cash & clearing, loans, distribution, as well as Global Markets solutions.



China Construction Bank (London) Limited

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trade Finance Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2020

  I managed and oversaw the progress of trade finance products, attending client meetings as the product expert, and training front end staff to be able to market the full product suite effectively. I helped to grow the FI trade finance business by over 700% year on year, doubling the corporate asset book as well as margin income through selective product marketing and development. I successfully designed, implemented and updated over 20 trade finance products (lending, refinancing and documentary collections related), building robust risk and product frameworks. I designed and introduced the first trade finance blockchain technology within the bank (Forfeiting), with a view to implementing further distributor ledger technology by the end of 2019 (Factoring). I also helped to build a primary and secondary loans and distribution team, on a funded and unfunded basis. I was an active member of the innovations committee hosted by the CEO, and played an integral role in the Strategy Team that was built to develop CCB London's short, medium and long term strategy.



The Church of England

• Religious Institutions
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Development Manager for The Ministry Experience Scheme

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  The Church of England Ministry Experience Scheme gives young adults (aged 18 to 30) a year-long opportunity to explore what God is calling them to. The schemes are based throughout England & Europe & offer young adults the opportunity to experience life in a Church/Parish setting, exploring ministry, whilst gaining valuable life skills that prepare them for their next steps. I built & implemented a 5 year strategy & marketing plan, focusing on: 1. Encouraging more young people from all backgrounds to take part in the year long placements. We grew the number of young people from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds from 3% in 2017/18 to almost 15% in 2018/19. This was achieved through targeted advertising on social networks, tailored flyers & advertising in religious magazines & staff training on diversity. Currently around 3.8% of all clergy are of BAME heritage - The Ministry Experience Scheme will help to raise that number dramatically (93% of all participants that choose to go on to a life in ministry are accepted at the Bishops Advisory Panel vs a national average of 87%). 2. Trained new & existing schemes to become financially sustainable, with a focus on applying for local and national grants. 3. Built & designed best practice guidlines for all new & existing schemes to follow. 4. Grew the number of diocesan schemes participating from 21 (of 45 locations) in 2017/18 to over 30 in 2018/9, with commitment from an additional 10 schemes to open by 2021/22. 5. Completed a full rebrand of The Ministry Experience Scheme (formally CEMES) - with booklets, brochures, leaflets, logos & web pages all updated to represent the opportunities on offer. This rebrand, coupled with targeted advertising led to over 300 expressions of interest to the schemes within the first 6 months of the rebrand, 10 times more than received in any previous year. Over 130 young adults will take part in 2018/19 vs 61 the previous year. This is phenomenal growth & a huge success.



Standard Chartered Bank

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Public Sector and Development Organistaions, Transaction Banking

  • Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

  Rotation as part of the High Performance Scheme.Transaction Banking Specialist, providing Trade, Securities Services and Clearing solutions to Public Sector and Development Organisations

• Associate Director, Transaction Banking, Intermediaries

  • May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Rotation as part of the High Performance Scheme.

• Business Planning Manager to Regional Head of TB Europe (Secondment)

  • Jun 2015 - May 2016

  I was offered this 1 year assignment as a result of being put on the high performance (HiPo) programme. This was a great opportunity to gain exposure to senior stakeholders within the bank, working direct with the European Regional Head of Transaction Banking.I acted as the conduit between the Regional Head of Transaction Banking, his direct reports and all other department heads, providing detailed analysis of the business, responding to senior management queries on behalf of the Regional Head and ensuring the Regional Head was fully prepared for any meetings attended. I designed and implemented bespoke asset, contingent and liabilities trackers, helping senior management to understand TB Europe's trade and cash positions (in readiness for bi-weekly management calls). I built monthly MI and business review packs showing a full breakdown of segment (International Corporates, Investors, Intermediaries and Banks) pipeline, revenues and initiatives. Additionally I dealt with all HR, conduct and cost related queries, supporting the recruitment process for new hires, international graduates (IG's) and interns.This role helped me to become more adaptable, to work to very tough deadlines, and to learn how to get the best out of those around me. I gained a much better understanding of how a front end department is run, which in turn has prepared me for a role in management.

• Associate Director - Transaction Banking - Cash and Trade - Banks

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

  I worked as an Associate Director for Standard Chartered Bank, working within the Transaction Banking team to provide trade finance and clearing solutions to foreign banks based in London, Frankfurt, Paris and Luxembourg. I specialise in receivables finance for FI's, documentary trade (trade loans,guarantees,LC's) as well as setting up Nostro accounts for my clients.My portfolio of clients consists of Latin American, North East Asian as well as the Middle Eastern financial institutions. I also provide a partner banking service to a selection of household name banks, helping to set up corporate accounts (for their corporate clients) in Standard Chartered Banks footprint. I work through the account opening documents and requirements, ensuring that European businesses are adhering to local account opening regulatory requirements.

• Transaction Reporting Analyst

  • Sep 2011 - Jan 2013

  Manual reporting of non STP financial market transactions within bespoke SCB reporting systems. Ensuring trades are reported both in a timely manner and correctly to the relevant financial bodies (FSA/LSE etc).CASS reporting to CMAR - Ensuring client assets are moved to seperate overnight accounts for monitoring.Completion of regulatory Bank of England Money Markets and Sterling surveys. Implementation of Dodd Frank.

• Asset and Liability Management (ALM) Assistant

  • Feb 2011 - Sep 2011

  Liquidity management - purchase and sale of major/minor currencies to ensure SCB London managed its position within the market. Compilation of daily Internal Transfer Pricing (ITP), Libor and debt reports sent out to key stakeholders and clients.Manual implementation of loan rollover Liquidity Premiums (LP's), GSAM deals (default business) and new deal LP's in ALM systems.Liaising with Brokers and Clients to ensure all loan/deposit requests are concluded before the various currency cut off times.



The Salmon Youth Centre

• London, United Kingdom

• Head of Corporate Fundraising

  • Apr 2009 - Dec 2010

  Corporate, Statutory and Trust fundraising for the largest youth centre in Europe. Orgainising corporate and social responsibility (CSR) events with companies in the square mile. Volunteer coordinator. Mentor coordinator. Youth worker. Corporate, Statutory and Trust fundraising for the largest youth centre in Europe. Orgainising corporate and social responsibility (CSR) events with companies in the square mile. Volunteer coordinator. Mentor coordinator. Youth worker.