Functional Skills
Business Planning
Primary Research
Languages
English
Spanish
French
Dutch
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Experience
Nualight
Corporate Strategy & Development
VP Finance and Corporate Development
5/2011 - 11/2014
Venture CFO in charge of fundraising, corporate development, strategy and M&A for this LED technology company. Helped revamp the company's sales, operations and control systems to raise the company's Gross Margin from 25% to 40%. Raised over $20m of funding, managed relationships with VCs from San Francisco to Beijing. Promoted Nualight's brand worldwide.
Climate Change Capital Private Equity
Finance
Vice President
8/2006 - 4/2011
Investing in clean-technology companies in renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transport, water and waste. Researched and invested in solar, wind, Anaerobic Digestion, waste treatment, waste water, LED lighting, electric vehicles and may more clean tech companies.
In previous role, as associate, gave M&A, fundraising and Investment Banking advice in the low carbon, clean-technology and renewable energy space. Advised Shell Renewables on fundraising strategy
In previous role, as associate, gave M&A, fundraising and Investment Banking advice in the low carbon, clean-technology and renewable energy space. Advised Shell Renewables on fundraising strategy
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Finance
Associate
6/1991 - 5/2005
Associate in Investment Banking, Acquisition Finance and Leveraged Buy Outs.
Financial Times & Bloomberg News
Other
Journalist
6/1997 - 5/2001
Wrote news and feature pieces as Financial TImes journalist in Mexico City, covering topics from to microcredit to corruption, legal obstacles to investment, and the nascent domestic bond market.
For Bloomberg News wrote investigative journalism pieces, resulting in international breaking news.
Back in London, I covered UK politics, writing in-depth features and news stories on climate change, energy, pensions and other British government policies.
For Bloomberg News wrote investigative journalism pieces, resulting in international breaking news.
Back in London, I covered UK politics, writing in-depth features and news stories on climate change, energy, pensions and other British government policies.