Vice President Human Resources

MANISH KUMAR

**** ****** ***** ? West Des Moines, IA 50266 ? 201-***-**** ?

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EXPERIENCE

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., West Des Moines, Iowa

**** - ****

Vice President, Business Development

. Responsible for corporate mergers and acquisitions, and strategy

related matters for a public insurance company with Life, Annuity, and

Property and Casualty insurance business units.

. Originate and evaluate transactions, and coordinate companywide

efforts in transaction execution. Lead due diligence reviews and

negotiations, including valuation and structure, manage cross-

functional teams, and coordinate all communications with external

financial and legal advisors. Work closely with senior management and

business unit leaders on transaction execution and internal

communications.

. Assist senior management in development of corporate strategy.

Research market and industry trends for future business opportunities.

Evaluate and analyze information to identify and develop new business

prospects, strategic partnerships and alliances.

Independent Consultant, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

2006 - 2008

JAINTEC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Princeton, NJ (2006 - 2008)

. Advised the company on matters related to business strategy and

business development. Lead the U.S. business development efforts and

participate in sales lead generation, client presentations, alliances

and partnerships, and business negotiations. The company provides

outsourced engineering services from its delivery center in India.

CITIGROUP VENTURE CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY (2006)

. Responsible for conducting research to identify potential candidates

for future private equity investment. The fund makes investments in

the business and technology services sector with a focus on the

outsourcing / offshore model.

. Evaluated and analyzed companies in several services verticals (i.e.

healthcare, human resources, insurance, securities, engineering) and

across outsourcing functions (i.e. BPO, KPO, IT Services, ITeS).

MDB CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, New York, New York

2005

Vice President, Technology Equity Research

. Lead equity analyst for small to mid-size public enterprises in the

technology sector. Issued research reports and made recommendations on

selected stocks to the institutional investment community.

Independent Consultant Lawrenceville, New Jersey

2002 - 2004

. Advised clients on their strategic assessment of financial

transactions including merger and acquisitions, and private

investments. Advised and assisted in structuring and negotiating

transactions.

LEHMAN BROTHERS, New York, New York

1998 - 2001

Vice President, Investment Banking - Technology

. Responsible for client coverage, deal origination and execution of

equity, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and debt transactions

for technology companies. Executed transactions valued over $2.5

billion.

. Responsible for conducting and coordinating all aspects of the

execution process, including: business and financial due diligence,

valuations and fairness opinions, negotiating and structuring

transactions, board presentations, drafting offering/selling

memoranda, drafting public offering prospectuses and other advisory

services. Responsible for managing the deal team and presenting

transactions to internal transaction approval committees.

SALOMON SMITH BARNEY, New York, New York

1995 - 1998

Associate (97-98), Analyst (95-97), Investment Banking - Financial

Institutions

. Worked on strategic alternatives involving mergers and acquisitions,

divestitures and capital market issues for financial institutions and

the electronic commerce industry. Responsible for origination and

execution of transactions. Executed transactions valued over $3.5

billion.

. Responsible for all aspects of the execution process, including:

pitching the concept, conducting due diligence, structuring and

negotiating the transaction, performing valuation analysis, merger/LBO

modeling, drafting offering/selling memoranda, marketing materials,

internal committee documents, and preparing board presentations.

MERRILL LYNCH &CO., New York, New York

1994 - 1995

Financial Analyst, Investment Banking - Municipal Markets

. Worked on various municipal credits and helped formulate financial and

marketing strategies. Developed financial models to structure new

issues, pre-refund debt and provide savings patterns.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, GPA 3.9/4.0

1993

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh,

Pittsburgh, PA

Finance and Accounting, Beta Gamma Sigma (National Business Honor

Society)

Bachelor of Science

1991

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Computer Science with Distinction

Licenses: NASD Series 7, 63, 86 and 87 ? Other Languages: Fluent in Hindi

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