Head of Corporate Unit - Iraq
Bank Audi SAL
Total years of experience :20 years, 8 Months
Responsible for the establishment of the corporate department in Bank Audi Iraq which is opening in Q1 2015. Handled the testing and implementation of the new core banking system Flexcube, development of policies and procedures, business planning, training of staff.
Responsible for a corporate portfolio in the bank in addition to business development for new markets.
• Studied project finance and syndication files along with required collateral to grant credit facilities.
• Liaised with clients and analyzed their credit needs.
• Managed the team responsible for the related corporate portfolio.
• Analyzed a broad range of industries and their performance in the Syrian market.
• Achieved a full grade in the 1-month core credit course and cash flow modeling developed by Citi Bank.
• Attended a 4-days Project Finance for PPP course by Euromoney in Istanbul (October 2010).
• Prepared different loan contracts and term sheets.
• Reviewed the corporate portfolio performance and built portfolio projection models for the annual budget.
• Managed the development of the 3 years corporate business plan and presented it to top management.
• Evaluated and analyzed investment opportunities in Qatar including financials modeling and strategy.
• Advised companies on registration and operation within Qatar Financial Center.
• Participated in developing a blueprint for setting up a stock exchange in the Middle East.
• Analyzed the requirements of different departments for a Student Information System and implemented it.
• Managed a team of 5 including allocating projects, defining scopes, and setting deadlines.
- Analyzed administrative forms and suggested changes to data collection and software interfaces.
- Designed an integrated software solution for FIRDOS and presented it to their top level managers.
- Gathered critical information from management to design a robust database for the university.
- Negotiated changes in the current processes of SVU when inconsistencies were uncovered as well as changes in the functionalities of our software
- Implemented university workflows such as application workflow and registration workflow using a universal knowledge management system.
Awarded the Chevening and Karim Rida Saeed Scholarships. Graduated with merit, thesis with Distinction. Courses include management accounting, corporate finance, strategic investment decisions, strategic management, advanced strategic management, marketing, business economics, people and organizations, and project management.
Dean’s Honors List Courses taken include programming languages (such as Java, C, C++, Haskell, and Visual Basic), computer networks, operating systems, data base programming and structures, computer architecture, numerical computing, compiler construction and software engineering.
Mention Assez Bien Highest grade in Math for the year 1999