Underwriter of credit Insurance and Surety Bonds.
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MARIO A. BALLOTE
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EDUCATION
Leipzig University/Herder Institute and School of Engineering in Reichenbach in Vogtland (today Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau) Germany
German language.
Textile engineering.
Foreign Trade Institute, Havana, Cuba.
Post-graduate course in marketing and publicity.
General Insurance Co. ESICUBA
Insurance course.
Miami Dade College
REVEST Program
WORK EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT TRADE & FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
December 2004 to July 2014
Independent international trade consultant (import & exports) for different foreign companies with branches in Cuba, this service included:
The review of different kind of agreements like purchase contracts, trust agreements, mandate, letters of credit.
Acting as running broker for the discount of bills of exchange, notes, and letters of credit.
Involved in request for proposal (RFP).
Effective collection procedures.
Marketing strategies for sellers.
REPUBLIC BANK LIMITED (Trinidad & Tobago, Branch Havana)
July 2003 to December 2004
Executive Officer
Among other achievements:
Increase in customer’s portfolio.
Ensuring the customer’s need by offering new and appropriate solution.
Effective collection procedure.
Introduction of new syndicated operations with different investors.
Introduction of back to back operations by the issue of a second letter of credit.
Increase of different day to day operations (Business loans, discount of term L/C’s, bills of exchange, notes, factoring).
INDEPENDENT TRADE & FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
November 2002 to June 2003
Independent International Trade Consultant (import & exports) for different foreign companies with branches in Cuba, including marketing strategies.
Preparation of business loan proposals for lenders.
MFI EXPORT IMPORT INC. (MORRISON FINANCIAL GROUP, CANADA)
August 1999 to October 2002
MFI Representative in Havana. Among other achievements:
Sales consultant.
Effective credit checks of debtors.
MARIO A. BALLOTE
Para-legal advice about the Cuban Finance System and Bank regulations.
Effective accounts receivable.
GENERAL INSURANCE CO. ESICUBA
February 1994 to July 1999
Underwriter of Credit Insurance Policies and Surety Bonds covering commercial credit, business loans and bid bonds.
During this period of time the Company did not have a single credit default due a better credit check, better due diligence, and an effective risk analysis. For the first time the Company was invited to participate in different Assemblies of the Latin American Association of Credit Export Insurance Companies.
The Company also achieved threefold increase in premiums in credit insurance policies.
IMPORT & EXPORT ENTERPRISE (IMEXIN)/Havana
June 1981 to February 1994
Project manager for the textile industry.
During this period of time IMEXIN successfully concluded the two largest objects in Cuba, where my experience in the textile industry was required.
The erection of a textile mill (Key Project)in Sta. Clara City, Cuba.
The erection of a textile mill in Santiago, Cuba (second largest of the world).
Solicitation through bidding process of laboratory equipment and chemical reagents for Cuban Research Centres.
From 1984 to 1990 responsible for the presentation at the International Havana Fair of the services offered by the company.
NATIONAL KNITWEAR INDUSTRY IN CUBA
December 1974 to June 1981
Head of the technical division and head of the labor and salary organization division.
New methods of organization and wage structure were introduced in ten factories that granted a twofold increase in the average output.
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