Claudia Rojas

Experience

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  Citi

  Jan 1998 - Dec 2000

  • In charge of overseeing and following up with corporate activities such as subscription of rights and fusions of Colombian companies in which Cititrust's foreign institutional clients had investments. • Responsible for customer relationship management and credit analysis of financial institutions which included collecting financial data, running models and writing reports.• Performed administrative duties such as budget forecast and regional presentations.

  • Securities and Funds Services, Corporate Actions Officer

    Dec 1999 - Dec 2000

  • Financial Institutions, Associate Relationship Manager

    Jan 1998 - Nov 1999
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  Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo

  Oct 2001 - Sept 2002

  Junior Negotiator, Economic Integration Division, Market Access Group

  • Coordinated common trade positions with the Colombian private sector. • Presented market access studies regarding tariffs, rules of origin, customs procedures and technical barriers to trade.• Took part in the hemispheric trade negotiations, primarily in the Free Trade Area of the Americas.• Responsible for the bilateral trade negotiations with Guatemala.

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  ANDI - Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia

  Sept 2002 - Jun 2004

  Chief of the Integration Division, Industry and Commerce Vice-Presidency

  • Assisted different industry sectors to coordinate their trade positions and present them to the government.• Analyzed the production chains of affiliated companies in order to review the processes aimed at achieving greater competitiveness. Contributed to the discussion of National Competitiveness and Productivity Policy Collect. • Participated in free trade negotiations with the United States, the MERCOSUR, Panamá and Guatemala. • Performed analysis and weekly disclosure of trade statistical data. Show less

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  S&P Global

  Jan 2005 - Aug 2005

  Research Assistant, Latin America Sovereign Ratings Group

  • Assisted the group in monitoring the region’s economic, financial and political developments and helped collecting and analyzing countries monetary and financial statistics as well as social indicators. • Performed research on Latin American pension reforms, contributed to a document on the benefits of domestic borrowing, and to another on the region’s remittances.

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  United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

  Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

  GMA coordinator. Microfinance Unit, International Year of Microcredit, 2005

  • Responsible, as a country team leader, for the Global Microentrepeneurship Award for Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt, in coordination with the governments and the correspondent UN offices.• Supported the creation and maintenance of a Data Base for more than 100 countries engaged in microfinance activities.• Assisted in the development of the National Committees Awards Criteria.

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  Latin Express

  Nov 2005 - Nov 2007

  Co-founder and Managing Partner

  A company specialized in assisting Hispanic immigrants in locating and obtaining official documents (such as school diplomas and birth/marriage or death certificates) from their countries of origin• Incorporated the NYC branch, opened operational offices in Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina. Hired the needed personnel and coordinated teams of employees and suppliers in NYC and abroad. • Established business relationships with the Latin American Consulates and Community Organizations present in NYC.• Defined market penetration strategies, implemented accounting systems, coordinated the development of the website: www.latinexpress.us. Was also in charge of the budget, the expense control and the sales’ growth.• Reached, during the first year of operations, more than US$ 80,000 in revenues and during the second year, more than US$120,000, and a data base of around 2,500 customers. Show less

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  UNOPS

  Jan 2006 - Jun 2006

  Consultant

  • Assisted the transition team in charge of the relocation of UNOPS headquarters to Copenhagen by consolidating the financials of the regional divisions, contributing to the development of the Business Plan and coordinating the internal and external communications aimed at ensuring a smooth transition.

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  Symbiotics

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2011

  Account Manager for Peru and Brazil

  • Discussed funding needs with investee and pipeline MFIs and pre-negotiated terms and conditions. Performed yearly on-site due diligence visits in order to assess the MFIs risks and write Investment Advisory Reports.• Monitored the MFIs financial performance on a monthly basis, writing Follow Up Reports when necessary.• Wrote annual country reports, including legal, political and economical issues affecting the industry.• Received a portfolio of USD52M assets under management in Peru and increased it to USD93M in two years.• Assigned the opening of the Brazilian market in Sept-10 and closed the first deal in Dec-10. Show less

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  Triple Jump

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2022

  • In charge of coordinating the monitoring of Triple Jump’s portfolio in order to detect early warnings. • Responsible for the management and supervision of identified watchlist and distressed loans, including provisions proposals presented at Funds’ Valuation Committees and Quarterly Investor meetings. • Represented Triple Jump’s funds in complex lenders’ negotiations of restructuring agreements. • Responsible for the internal risk score methodology, promoter of the appraisal format, and for maintaining the Problem Loan and Watch List policy updated.• Member of Triple Jump’s Internal Investment Committees. Show less • Accountable for the administration of the Regional Office, leading a team of four international staff. • Successfully grew the investments in the region from USD 35M to USD79M in five years • Liaised with internal areas such as legal and finance to execute funds’ deals and externally with Habitat from Humanity and PwC in order to provide Technical Assistance to FIs with loans from MicroBuild Fund and the Dutch Good Growth Fund. • In charge of relationships with governmental supervisors and of representing TJ in regional conferences such as Foromic, Redcamif, Microcredit Summit, Caribbean Microfinance, LAC Impact Forums, and in the European Microfinance Week.• Involved in streamlining Triple Jump´s front and back end processes to gain needed efficiencies; participated in the pipeline building for new initiatives such as the Biodiversity Fund and the Green Fund. Show less • Contributed in the incorporation of the Mexican office of Triple Jump in mid 2011• Shared with other team members, the Mexico and Central American markets, specifically Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. Also entrusted with finding new market opportunities in Colombia and Brazil. • Negotiated funding opportunities in relation to the availability and characteristics of the funds administered. • Performed long due diligence visits, with emphasis in governance, internal controls, risks and operations. • Represented Triple Jump as Board member in one Greenfield institution • Internally, collaborated with the definition of the requirements for the new MIS currently being developed and initiated an in-house bulletin to improve staff communication and working environment. Show less

  • Credit Risk and Restructuring Manager, Global

    Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Regional Manager for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

    May 2014 - Oct 2019

  • Senior Investment Officer for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

    Jul 2011 - May 2014
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  SIMPL - Saison Investment Management Private Limited

  Aug 2022 - now

  Senior Vice President