USA 4500 Woodshire Place Glen Allen VA, 23060 South Africa 85 Zebrina Crescent Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, 1200 South Africa
CREDIT EVALUATION MANAGER ? RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
? ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE ? BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ? AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST - Strategic Focus - Portfolio Management ? Credit Evaluation &Assessment ? Managing Teams ? Sales & Service - Viability Studies & Reports Accomplished and results orientated with nine years of uninterrupted career prog ression in large global bank with representation in developing countries. I have managed Business and Commercial banking portfolios as well as leading successfu l teams in personal and business banking. Functional areas also include developi ng and aligning corporate strategy for the profitable growth of advances and res ources in provincial agricultural segment. Background includes growing commercia l customer portfolio net operating income with 73% in 24 months and exceeding sa les, financial and service targets set. Integrating small and medium business in to branch channel and growing provincial operating income in agricultural segmen t with 22% in 9 months. Experienced and knowledgeable with participative and ada ptive leadership style. Expertly drives strategic objectives and directs resourc es, skills, systems and processes to achieve revenue and profit. Additional expe rtise in: * Complex Business Cases * Presentation Skills * Public Speaking * Performance Management * Strategic Planning * Sales Management & Support * Acquisition of New Business * Financial Reporting & Analysis * Economics * Business Assessment * Business Alignment & Integration * Opportunity Management ________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE _____________________ STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD, Mpumalanga, Nelspruit, South Africa 2009 ? Current A Global Financial Service Provider in Personal, Business, Corporate and Investm ent Banking Provincial Business Banking Manage Agricultural Segment ? Maintain and promote the agricultural segment?s strategic focus in the provinc e, attain provincial objectives, enhance co-ordination between branches, provinc es, credit and the central agricultural office as well as foster innovation in o rder to achieve and drive business development and support activities ? Managed Direct Reports, three agricultural economists, one grain procurement m anager. Influencing role to Head Business Banking Manager, three Head Business C enters, 10 Account Executives and various Business partners STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD, Mpumalanga, Nelspruit, South Africa 2008 - 2009 Regional Business & Personal Manager ? Manager in Positioning, Integrating, Influencing and Executing the sales and s ervice strategy across all segments. To influence the day-to-day running of all the segments to increase sales and market share within the allocated micro marke t. Ensure that POR?s within the Region are supported in the achievement of busin ess attraction, retention and expansion targets in line with value propositions. Champion consistent sales and service delivery platforms and best practices acr oss the Region and Province STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD, Mpumalanga, Ermelo, South Africa 2005 - 2008 Account Executive: Commercial ? To grow and retain a portfolio of high value commercial relationships by perfo rming a proactive, mobile, value adding financial partnership role, ensuring tha t close personal attention is given to provide a full array of customized financ ial solutions and services tailored to meet the growth needs and potential of th e portfolio. Managed direct reports. STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD, Mpumalanga, Bethal, South Africa 2003 - 2005 Relationship Manager: Agriculture ? To provide a proactive business banking sales and service management function that will retain and grow a portfolio of agricultural customers by identifying a nd implementing value adding and specialised business banking financial product solutions from a range of standard and/or customized offerings. Managed direct r eports. STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD, Mpumalanga, Delmas, South Africa 2001 ? 2003 Account Analyst ? In support of Account Executive. ______________________ CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS _____________________ ? Awarded prestigious ?Kwezi Khulu Star? award 2005. Top 50 managers receives aw ard for overall consistent performance over time. ? Received recognitions over past 3 years for Teamwork, Service Excellence, Lead ership and Sales Support. ? Successfully managed and grown the Production Finance Facilities in province t o ensure largest production finance book in province. ? Successfully attracted and on-boarded large customers to Commercial Portfolio, including 3 Toyota Dealerships, National Franchises and National Hotel and Res orts Group. ? Tasked to grow advances in agricultural segment within province. Launched the Mpumalanga Advance Balances Challenge. Result was total approved advances of R27 0 million / $36 million. ? Grown Operating profit in Agricultural segment with 22% in 9 months. ? Nominated and attended the New Generation Leadership Program in 2006 ? Attended the Inaugural Foundation Leadership Course at the Global Leadership C ollege. ? Represented in Local Economic Development Forum of Msukaligwa Municipality ? Active member on 2 Business Chambers over 5 years. ___________________________ EDUCATION ___________________________ UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, Gauteng, Pretoria 1997 ? 2001 Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics Main Subjects ? Agricultural Economics, Economics, Statistics, Financial Managem ent SOUTH AFRICAN FUTURES EXCHANGE, Johannesburg 2001 Agricultural Market Dealers Examination Completion and Understanding of Agricultural Markets Futures and Options GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CENTRE, Johannesburg 2006 Foundation Leadership Program Leadership and Leading Teams, EQ Skills, Designing Valued Service Experience, Customer Centricity, Diversity and Social Relevance. NEW GENERATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, Johannesburg 2006 Thinking Environment, Coaching, Mentoring, Business Simulation GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CENTRE, Johannesburg 2008 Senior Leadership Program Strategic Analysis, Finance, Process Efficiency, Customer Centricity, Leading Ch ange and Teams # Enrolled for CFA Program Curriculum (Level I) 2010 References on Request