Finance & Business Development

Hector Ariel Claveria

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/hectorclaveria

Finance & Business Development

Senior structured and trade banker experienced in commodities with a

primary focus with large multinational enterprises. Throughout career, has

taken the lead and has a proven track record in overseeing strategic

planning and business development, as well as evaluating and executing

improvements in organizational fiscal functions, processes, and procedures.

Professional career marked by increasing responsibilities and success in

banking, business development, and credit and operational administration as

well as the growth of influential business relationships in the Americas.

. Strong Analytical & Modeling Ability

. Financial & Credit Analysis

. Ability to manage complex projects

. Proactive and Entrepreneurial

Career Experience

Vice President Business Development - The Americas

Southern Cross Resources Group Inc, Vernon Hills, Illinois September

2013 - Present

Lead the development and growth of profitable new business and strategic

relationships in South America. Mr. Claveria improved SCRGI's market

position, enhance financial growth by maximizing short, medium and long-

term profitability, built key customer relationships, identify profitable

business opportunities, and maintained extensive knowledge of current

market conditions.

. Identified and developed Iron Ore operations in Mexico that lead to

new product in the company's portfolio.

. Recognized and established new Columbite (Coltan) trading operation in

Brazil, establishing a key and profitable product line for the

company.

Managing Partner

Osiat - Overseas Investment and Trading, New York, New York April 2009 -

Present

Primary driving force behind the creation of Overseas Investment and

Trading (Osiat), an international commodities trading company specializing

in the production and sale of iron ore and other steel production based raw

materials. OSIAT has active relationships with several international

suppliers to engage on an exclusive basis which can complete the high

volume transaction needs of our customers in this growing sector.

. Developed productive sourcing relationships throughout Latin America

and Asia.

. Capitalized on growth opportunities through development of key

strategic partnerships.

Director of Finance & Controller

Rosemount Capital Management, New York, New York November 2007 - April

2009

Manage the company's financial and accounting policies, systems and

processes, tax and regulatory requirements, loan administration &

accounting systems and processes and ongoing financial modeling and

annual business plan. Key executive in the Credit and Due Diligence

process as well as contributing to the pipeline of deals. Led syndication

efforts for their portfolio of Trade and Commodity Structured loans.

. Implemented costs effective and efficient

. accounting and loan administration systems

. Management Reporting

. Trade and Commodity Loan Structuring

. Asset Distribution, Sales, and Syndication

. Preparation and Review of Loan Documentation

. Risk Management

Business Development Consultant

Caribbean Liquid Sugar RJH, C por A, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

December 2006 - October 2008

Identified and generated opportunities with industrial users of

sweeteners throughout Latin America. Oversee all new business development

throughout the organization including strategic planning, risk assessment

and mitigation as well as the identification of key partnerships and

alliances.

. Successfully negotiated partnership with key sugar supplier which

permitted launch with limited capital.

. Identified and implemented lucrative entry into key Caribbean market.

Vice President, Director of Finance & Financial Reporting

Maple Trade Finance Corp, Jersey City, New Jersey February 2003 - April

2007

Created and executed multi-year plan to close the Trade Finance business

including analyzing deal and structure risks, financial forecasts and

modeling, recommending strategies and risk mitigation as well as

identifying opportunities to maximize returns.

. Successfully managed the repayment of over $750 million exposure of

the Trade Finance portfolio with a concentration in the US and Latin

America. Portfolio included Asset Based Lending, Factoring, Inventory

Finance, Toll Financing as well as Future Flow transactions. Portfolio

concentrated on Latin American Commodity transactions.

. Created Monthly Portfolio Review, which included Risk Assessment,

mitigation strategies, default probabilities, risk exposure, and

collateral valuation analysis.

. Devised and implemented new operations procedures as well as loan

administration, collateral and accounting systems

. Reviewed portfolio documentation, collateral control, and internal

audit procedures and made necessary changes to meet German banking and

Basel II regulations and requirements.

. Managed Loan Administration, Collateral Control, and Accounting

departments, including 10 employees

. Prepared monthly financial analysis for Board of Directors including:

o Financial Statement

o Cash Flow and Risk Scenario Modeling

o Budget and Revenue Projections

Director, Trade Finance

Maple Trade Finance Corp, Jersey City, New Jersey February 2003 - July

2005

. Underwrote and structured commodity and trade finance transactions,

primary of Latin American origin.

. Managed deal vetting and credit approval process for entire portfolio.

. Reviewed and evaluated deals including due diligence, risk assessment,

underwriting, and preparation of financial modeling.

Commodities Broker and Business Development Consultant

C.H.O. Consulting, Inc. Secaucus, New Jersey April 1999 - February 2003

Analyzed economic conditions, business trends and market opportunities

throughout Latin America for clients. Conducted business analysis and

recommended business practices and procedure improvements. Focused

primarily on sugar transactions in the US and Latin America.

Sugar Trader

E. D. & F. Man Sugar, Inc., New York, New York October 1997 - April

1999

. Managed and cultivated Sugar trading businesses and relationships

throughout the US and Latin America.

. Held Series 3 Commodities License and developed hedging strategies for

clients.

Trading Assistant - Commodity Finance Group, Futures Division

Prudential Securities, Inc., New York, New York February 1996 - October

1997

. Operational and trade support for the futures and commodity inventory

finance program.

. Held Series 3 Commodities License and developed hedging strategies for

clients.

Institutional Trading Assistant - Latin American Futures Group

Merrill Lynch, Inc. New York, New York September 1993 - February 1996

. Administrative and operational support for the Commodity and FOREX

trading desk.

. Held Series 3 Commodities License and developed hedging strategies for

clients.

Skills and Certifications

. Highly skilled in all aspects of Microsoft Office with an advance

knowledge and experience of Excel including the ability to create and

edit macros, advanced formulas and complex financial models.

. Bi-lingual in English and Spanish

. Experienced in implementing and executing various accounting and back

office systems.

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