Resume

Pavel Šemík

Dates

1992 - 1998

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Economics, Prague

Principal subjects/occupational

Finance (macroeconomics, banking, corporate finance)

Skills covered

HR management

Title of qualification awarded

Master Degree

Dates

11/1998 – 12/2000

Employer

ČSOB

Type of business or sector

A top 3 Czech Bank, part of the Belgian KBC Group

Occupation or position held

Senior Relationship Manager

Main activities and responsibilities

- servicing a portfolio of clients (Corporate & SME companies),

- offering all banking products, acquisition activities,

- communicating with other departments,

- making analysis and applications for credit,

- participating in efficiency, merger and IT projects - reviewing current processes, proposing appropriate changes, consultancy

Dates

01/2001 – 07/2002

Employer

ING Bank N.V.

Type of business or sector

Banking division of Nationale-Nederlanden, global financial group of Dutch origin

Occupation or position held

Senior Account Manager, major corporates dept.

Main activities and responsibilities

- dealing (setting up & managing relationship) with clients (multinational corporates),

- forecasting + consulting an appropriate structure of financing + other products,

- monitoring and analyzing customers’ profitability,

- reporting, communicating with other departments (+ supervisory role),

- co-managing the worldwide relationship for selected clients,

- cross selling, acquisition activities

Dates

11/2002 – 03/2004

Employer

Credit Lyonnaise (now: Credit Agricole)

Type of business or sector

One of the largest French Banks

Occupation or position held

Senior Relationship Manager, international corporates

Main activities and responsibilities

- supervising finance management of the companies in portfolio (cash management, receivables/payables..)

- monitoring and analyzing customers’ profitability

- forecasting and proposing an appropriate structure of financing and cash-flows (incl. electronic banking, documentary payments, guarantees etc.)

- reporting, communicating with other departments

- dealing with clients (setting up & managing relationship),

- analysis (efficiency, investments return, etc)

Dates

04/2004 – 06/2017

Employer

CBRE Global Investors EMEA

Type of business or sector

One of the world's largest real estate investment management firms with $90 billion in assets under management

Occupation or position held

Head of Treasury CEE, member of EMEA team

Main activities and responsibilities

Geographical scope:

CEE (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania)
other European countries (Austria, Italy, Spain, Germany, Nordics)
Global (set-up and implementation of treasury processes and guidelines (cash management and loan admin) in CBRE GIA)

Volume:

different types of loans in total amount over EUR 2 billion
200+ bank accounts with various account banks across Europe

- arranging for financing of the company’s assets (development & investment) – negotiating with external financiers

- analyzing and optimizing an appropriate group’s structure (esp. with reference to financing, cash management, cash flows etc.),

- managing treasury transactions (FX, interest rate, hedging, deposits products),

- supervising and participating in drafting legal documentation related (external law offices)

- asset management of free funds

- managing external and internal loans

- organizing and participating in reporting within the company, to the headquarters as well as to third parties (banks, regulators, financial authorities etc.),

- setting and supervising processes & policies (financing, cash-flows, FX risk and reporting/budgeting),

- supervision of major cash management incl. appropriate technology solution

- negotiating with external consultants (auditors, tax)

Dates

10/2017 – 05/2018

Employer

CTP Invest

Type of business or sector

Central Europe's Largest Industrial Developer with total asset value over EUR 4 billion

Occupation or position held

Corporate Treasurer

Main activities and responsibilities

Geographical scope:

CEE (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania)

Volume:

different types of loans in total amount over EUR 2 billion

- arranging for financing of the company’s assets (development & investment) – negotiating with external financiers,

- analyzing and optimizing an appropriate group’s structure (esp. with reference to financing, cash management, cash flows etc.),

- proposing of and preparation of alternative financing sources (corporate bond program) – negotiations with European/Global investment banks, rating agencies, advisors,

- advising and supervision of arrangement for the group’s cash management solution (tender for a major account bank incl. a cross border cashpooling solution)

- participation in the company’s assets acquisition and disposal processes

- managing treasury transactions (FX, interest rate – deposits, hedging),

- supervising and participating in drafting legal documentation related (external law offices)

- organizing and participating in reporting within the company as well as to third parties (banks, financial authorities etc.),

Dates

06/2018 - present

Employer

Independent Finance Advisor

Type of business or sector

Corporate Finance, M&A, Structured Finance, Treasury

Occupation or position held

Freelancer

Main activities and responsibilities

- Geographical scope: Continental Europe, special focus on CEE

- analyzing and proposing optimization of company’s finance (esp. with reference to financing, cash management, hedging, cash flows etc.),

- arranging for financing of the company and its projects (structured finance of assets, M&A etc.) as well as operation (short term financing – overdraft, revolving, factoring etc.) – negotiating with external financiers,

- proposing of and preparation of alternative financing sources (corporate bond program) – negotiations with European/Global investment banks, rating agencies, advisors,

- managing all company’s external exposure (third party as well as shareholders financing, incl. equity)

- participation in the company’s acquisition and disposal processes

- managing treasury transactions (FX, interest rate – deposits, hedging),

- supervising and participating in drafting legal documentation related (external law offices)

- managing/supervising and participating in reporting within the company as well as to third parties (banks, financial authorities etc.),

- interim CFO/Corporate Treasury role