Mark Beckett

Experience

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  HSBC

  Aug 2001 - Apr 2002

  Compliance
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  Chatham Financial

  Apr 2002 - Apr 2011

  Director - Financial Derivatives Consultant

  - Led the engagement of the 3 largest independent Special Servicing firms as clients and advised on issues related to the derivatives in place within the defaulting CMBS arena- As Head of the Real Estate Private Equity team in London, led a team of 15 consultants, responsible, in conjunction with the Office Head, for reviews and remuneration decisions, career objectives and daily oversight- Primary Financial Derivatives adviser for many Real-Estate and Private Equity Fund clients- Built on my strong interpersonal skills, deep product and client knowledge to develop a successful Client Relationship Management "CRM" methodology across the European team resulting in a tightly knit team and a loyal client base- Worked with clients to provide modelling tools specific to their individual deals following an analysis of their loans, cash flows and business plans to generate viable hedging solutions; as part of this, communicated derivative risk profiles and wrote hedge strategy memos to assist clients in determining their requirements.- Coordinated the implementation and execution of hedge strategies with banks on behalf of clients.- Delivered on-site training and education in derivatives and hedging for clients and law-firms. Show less

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  Portigon AG, then EAA Portfolio Advisors (formerly WestLB)

  Nov 2011 - May 2016

  Director

  - Hired from the Portigon servicing team into the 'in-house' Portfolio Advisory group for the EAA (Erste Abwicklungsanstalt), the ultimate legal owner of the ex-WestLB balance sheet- Advised on the feasibility and impact of unwinding derivative trades, accounting specifically for pricing and credit risk perspectives - Organised and ran regular coordination meetings between the Trading, Risk Management, Credit and Middle Office teams to present proposals and agree execution strategies- Joined the Treasury team to broaden the number of actively engaged financial Counterparties in use with the firm; and further increased the depth of each Counterparty relationship Show less

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  Oaklands Financial Ltd

  May 2016 - Jan 2020

  Director

  - Worked alongside Real Estate and Private Equity clients to provide bespoke hedging services- Assessed the ongoing suitability of FX and Interest Rate exposures and hedging portfolios

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  Deloitte

  Jan 2020 - now

  Director, Treasury Advisory

  - I work with Private Equity and Corporate clients, providing hedging advisory and execution services within Deloitte's Debt and Capital Advisory Hedging sub-team.- I am responsible for ensuring clients are fully versed on the risk management alternatives available to them, how they each would interplay with their specific transactions and business needs, and work with bank counterparties to deliver the client's elected solutions efficiently and cost-effectively.Recent projects include: - Closing out of portfolios of In-The-Money FX transactions to bolster clients balance sheets; - Various Sign-to-Close risk mitigation trades; - Numerous Debt Denomination assessments; - Commodity portfolio evaluations in light of energy market challenges; - Interest Rate hedging executions across US, UK and European rate environments. Show less