COO

Guillaume (Wiesenbach) de Lamaziere

London, United Kingdom M: +44 (0-773-***-**** E: ***********@***.***

French and American citizenship

Profile

Senior executive with broad experience in international and US regulated financial markets:

Leading complex and large-scale (cross-border and cross-functional) projects in banking and asset management, with the ability to deliver efficiently within resources and time constraints

Accomplished at devising strategies for growing or turnaround businesses, and harnessing the talent to implement them

Extensive expertise in corporate governance and regulatory relations (US, UK, France, Japan)

Innovative, committed and effective leader of diverse, cross-cultural teams

MBA, CFA Charterholder, Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Chartered Wealth Manager (CWM), CPA (California license) and Certified Global Management Accountant (AICPA). Expertise in Fund accounting, US GAAP, IFRS.

Recent Key Achievements

As CEO and COO of AIG Asset Management Europe Ltd, London (2013-2015): successfully led the global-wide project of consolidating the management of assets (FI, structured products, equity) of the largest AIG insurance companies located in over 40 countries ($37Bn+ of AUM) through the creation of innovative solutions.

As CEO and COO of Banque AIG, Paris (2009-2012): orderly de-licensing of Banque AIG in less than four years, reducing the portfolio of “toxic” assets (mainly derivatives and structured products) from $300bn to $1bn at no loss to AIG, and returning over $2bn of capital to the parent company.

Career Summary

Nov 2007 – May 2016

American International Group (AIG) – New York – Paris – London

Nov 2015 – May 2016

Oct 2012 – May 2016

AIG Asset Management (Europe) Ltd

Director and Chief Executive Officer (concurrent with COO role below)

AIG Management France S.A. (AMF)

Director and Chief Executive Officer

London

London / Paris

Mar 2013 – Nov 2015

AIG Asset Management (Europe) Ltd

Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer

London

May 2009 – Oct 2012

Banque AIG (BAIG)

Chief Operating Officer (“Dirigeant Responsable”)

Paris

Nov 2007 – May 2009

AIG – Financial Services Division (FSD) – Head of Accounting Policy

New York

Jan 2005 – Oct 2007

Natixis Capital Markets – New York

Director, Head of Accounting and Regulatory Policies

Jan 1998 – Jan 2005

Goldman Sachs – New York – Paris

Jun 2003 – Jan 2005

Goldman Sachs (GS) & Co

Head of Parent Company GS Group Financial Reporting, Vice President

New York

Mar 2001 – Jun 2003

Goldman Sachs & Co

Principal Investment Funds Controller, Vice President

New York

Jun 1999 – Feb 2001

Goldman Sachs Paris

Head of Financial Controllers, Executive Director (promoted in Nov 2000)

Paris

Jan 1998 – Jun 1999

Goldman Sachs Paris

Senior Accounting Officer

Paris

Dec 1994 – Jan 1998

Arthur Andersen – Paris

Finance and Banking Division – Junior and Senior Auditor

Professional Experience

Nov 2007-May 2016

American International Group (AIG) New York – Paris – London

Nov 2015-May 2016

AIG Asset Management (Europe) Ltd

Director & Chief Executive Officer

Appointed with concurrent responsibilities as COO, AIG Asset Management (Europe) Ltd (see below).

London

Oct 2012-May 2016

AIG Management France S.A. (AMF)

Director & Chief Executive Officer

At time of appointment, AMF (formerly “Banque AIG”: see below COO position in Paris) had €1bn of assets, in particular derivatives and structured products. Mandated to wind down existing trades, financial and regulatory reporting (EMIR), oversight of legal and tax matters.

Paris / London

Mar 2013-Nov 2015

AIG Asset Management (Europe) Ltd

Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer

Successfully led the global-scale project of implementing a new risk management framework or directly integrating into the portfolio management and trading platforms the management of assets of AIG insurance companies:

Covered 40+ countries, $37bn of AUM and over 100 portfolios through the creation of innovative solutions to address country-specific regulatory/governance requirements, and local challenges

Signed over 10 investment management agreements with new clients

Project entailed major cross-functional coordination and accomplishments (compliance oversight, back-office and middle-office centralisation, brokers and custodian networks rationalisation, credit research expansion, ORM coverage, billing systems upgrades and tailored investment performance reporting)

London

Other contributions:

Successful instauration of remediation plans in foreign jurisdictions to follow best investment management practices

Development of a new AIG Investments-wide automated solution to report compliance with the clients’ investment guidelines worldwide and provide them with an added-value monitoring tool

Creation of an internal control team; implementation of a new risk and control platform; budget rationalisation; improved governance (charters, committees); regulatory reporting (ICAAP); UK border authorising officer; upgrades of existing processes (e.g., HR) and documentation (policies & procedures)

May2009-Oct 2012

Banque AIG (BAIG)

Chief Operating Officer (“Dirigeant Responsable”)

Paris

Oversight of day-to-day operations and supporting the CEO in winding down the bank: 1,600+ derivative positions (€168bn notional), 250 counterparties, €7bn of assets and 130 employees located in Paris, London and Tokyo at time of assignment:

In less than four years reduced the portfolio from $300bn to $1bn, terminating or novating all regulated trades at no loss to AIG and returned over $2bn of capital to the parent company

Apprised regulators on progress through monthly detailed/bespoke reporting and bi-monthly meetings

Contributed in the implementation of operational, financial, legal and technical solutions, notably in terms of terminating trades, assessing their valuation/pricing, closing down offices abroad, redeploying human resources, achieving successful redundancies, enhancing the organisation of the bank, its permanent controls, risk management, internal audit, accounting function, financial and regulatory reporting and internal and external communication;

Helped to secure an efficient, controlled and successful wind-down of the bank, effectively de-licensed in Oct 2012 as scheduled and changed its name to AIG Management France S.A.

Nov 2007- May 2009

AIG – Financial Services Division (FSD)

Head of Accounting Policy

New York

Oversight and implementation of accounting policies (US GAAP/IFRS) in FSD business units domestically and internationally

Drafted responses to SEC letters

Technical supervision of Accounting Policy officers and staff in FSD business units worldwide

Jan 2005- Oct 2007

Natixis Capital Markets New York

Director, Head of Accounting and Regulatory Policies

Built the accounting policy and regulatory policy team of Natixis Capital Markets in New York

Oversight and implementation of accounting policies (IFRS and US GAAP) and regulatory policies (Basel I/II, and Large Exposures) applied to bespoke transactions and financial instruments (derivatives, fixed income, equity, alternative investments and structured products)

Jan 1998- Jan 2005

Goldman Sachs New York – Paris

Jun 2003- Jan 2005

Goldman Sachs & Co (GS)

Head of Parent Company GS Group Financial Reporting, Vice President

New York

Overview of financial statements (10Q, 10K) of 20+ entities (US GAAP); Sarbanes-Oxley 404 assessor

Developed and led the global capital planning project (optimisation of GS capital usage worldwide)

Developed and led the global FX/net investment hedging project of GS Group, Inc. (Parent Company)

Assessed equity, balance sheet and FX P&L projections, and implementation of new processes

Mar2001-

Jun 2003

Goldman Sachs & Co

Principal Investment Funds Controller, Vice President

New York

Co-head of the Financial Reporting Group for the global Real Estate Principal Investment Area funds

Oversaw key metrics of the funds: waterfall structures, IRR calculations, phases (return of capital, hurdle phase, GP catch-up phase and carried interest phase) according to LPAs and GP agreement

Financials, consolidations, disclosures and reports to funds’ investors (US GAAP)

Technical upgrading of financial statements and processes, and price verification/valuation

Jun 1999- Feb 2001

Goldman Sachs Paris

Head of Financial Controllers, Executive Director (promoted in Nov 2000)

Paris

Managed the Financial Reporting, Regulatory Reporting and Accounting teams

Led financial, tax and regulatory projects; assessed and approved new products

Implemented solutions for the trading desk of GS Paris (e.g. collaterals, netting agreements) on large exposure and market risk limits due to the development of new businesses (e.g. equity options/swaps)

Budget management, compliance officer, “RCIS” (responsible for controls of investment services)

Jan 1998- Jun 1999

Goldman Sachs Paris

Senior Accounting Officer

Paris

GS Paris monthly financials; led the “Y2K” (year 2000 transition) and the “EURO” project for the GS Paris office

Dec 1994- Jan 1998

Arthur Andersen Paris

Finance and Banking Division, Junior to Senior Auditor

Academic Background

1992-1993

Texas A&M University (TAMU), USA, M.B.A (GPA: 3.8/4.0). Selected as an exchange student

1990-1993

Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Dijon, France, Graduate School of Management (Finance major)

Jul 1988

Lycée Gerson, Paris, France,“Baccalauréat” (sciences & math major) - honours

Professional Qualifications

Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA Charterholder”), CFA Institute, qualified Sep 2012

Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”), California Board of Accountancy, qualified May 2013, active license

Professional Risk Manager, Professional Risk Managers’ International Association, qualified Sep 2013

Chartered Global Management Accountant, American Institute of CPAs, qualified Sep 2013

Chartered Wealth Manager (“CWM”), Global Academy of Finance and Management, qualified Aug 2016

Additional Skills, Qualifications & Interests

Post-Graduate

Doctorate of Naturopathy (Jan 2006). PhD in Holistic Nutrition (Jul 2010)

Languages

French: native speaker English: fluent Spanish: strong command

Academic

Guest talk at the London School of Economics Jul 2016

Created the “Capital and Financial Markets” curriculum and taught core capital markets subjects in English to 280 undergraduate students at the Graduate School of Dijon, 1999. Dijon, France.

Interests

Running, naturopathy, Mensa, astronomy

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