Management Professional Experience

John Riesmeyer

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Foreign Exchange Trading Executive

Experienced professional with proven success with major global financial institutions. Strong ability to build and lead domestic and international teams that meet and exceed established goals and expectations. Expertise in risk management. Demonstrated skills in expanding profits. Extremely knowledgeable in financial markets.

Core competencies include:

Currency Trading

Team Leadership

Treasury Analysis

Financial & Contract Negotiations

Strategic Business Planning

Profit & Loss (P&L) Management

Recruiting & Staffing Initiatives

International Banking

Project Management

Risk Management

Professional Experience

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FINANCIAL, Pittsburgh, PA

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADING (2007-2015)

Supervised currency trading risk within G20, emerging, and restricted markets. Directed Pittsburgh Spot Trading Team’s daily operations and chaired Markets Intern Program from 2011-2015. Developed and implemented client revenue opportunities by increasing volumes. Helped launch and continuously improve e-trading initiatives. Served on HEART planning board.

Selected accomplishments:

Generated more than $60M in revenue.

Drove 40% of annual margin revenue generated in Euro/USD.

Negotiated 75% brokerage cost reduction and reduced costs further through streamlining.

MELLON FINANCIAL, Pittsburgh, PA

VICE PRESIDENT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADING (2001-2007)

Managed foreign exchange options book. Captured new options business with dynamic pricing and hedging.

Selected accomplishments:

Reduced Mellon's FX options book from $100B+ notional to a $3B notional, profitable book.

Decommissioned options system within three months of merger to drive synergies and save more than $1.5M annually.

Generated revenue above $20M as proprietary foreign exchange trader and secondary market maker.

Saved $20M+ by managing the options book risk in 2003.

VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS ANALYST/CLIENT RELATIONSHIP (1999-2001)

Oversaw foreign exchange projects that reduced operational risks, eliminated costs, and facilitated business growth. Managed installation of client-facing trading systems. Interviewed clients to determine trading system needs. Analyzed costs and benefits of investment decisions on multiple external trading systems. Led company‘s collegiate recruiting initiative.

Selected accomplishments:

Earned Pens March On Atlanta trip for college recruiting efforts.

Selected as first employee to receive additional graduate school reimbursement based upon work performance.

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Additional professional experience as Director of Foreign Exchange Trading with Barclay’s Bank and Swiss Bank Corporation, and Vice President Foreign Exchange Trading for JP Morgan, New York, NY; and as co-owner a Time to Kiln, an independently owned and operated paint-your-own-pottery studio.

Education & Credentials

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA

Master of Business Administration, Tepper School of Business

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Management

Affiliations

Downs Syndrome Association of Pittsburgh,

Board Member (2009-Present), Golf Outing Co-Chair (2008-2014)

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