Caroline Sabbagh

Experience

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  Arthur Andersen

  Sept 2001 - Jul 2002

  TRAINEE in Audit for French Corporates

  - Review of the guidelines for industrial companies (analysis of the internal control points and financial cycles)- Inventory Control and audit of social and consolidated accounts

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  HSBC Global Banking and Markets

  Jun 2003 - Sept 2017

  - Managing the commercial Relationship with 10 French companies which belong to the CAC40 or equivalent in the luxury and media sectors- Coordination and running of the banking business lines (cash management, rate and exchange management, asset management, equity and debt capital markets)- Development and control of the relationships on the international side- Creation of financing requests for working capital and equity requirements- Working out the budgets per customers and per sectors - Enforcement of the group compliance rules Show less Relationship Manager in HSBC France covering several French Corporates which generate more than 100MEUR of Sales per year and several Large Foreign Corporate's Subsidiaries in France (Luxury and Consumer Brands' Sectors).- Management of Customer local expectations (Cash Management, Guarantees, Overdraft, Short Term/Mid term Loans...)- Detection and development of new business opportunities (Asset Management, Real Estate Leasing, Employee Saving Schemes, Asset and Structured Finance...)- Customer Acquisition of prospective Customers through both local and HQ approach- Drawing up business plans Show less

  • Associate Director in coverage

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2017

  • Corporate Relationship Manager

    Oct 2006 - Sept 2011

  • Credit Analyst

    Jun 2003 - Sept 2006
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  Raffles World Academy

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2022

  Creator and coordinator of the French division in an IB school

  - Setting up a profitable structure for the French Mother tongue program in a IB school in Dubai - Negotiation with Innoventures (private school) and KHDA (Ministry of Education) - Treasury management - Hiring 5 teachers for 130 students - Coordination between parents, school & teachers

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  CCI France UAE

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  Events Executive

  Execution of the 2022 Gala Dinner for the French Chamber of Commerce : - Sourcing F&B- Budget definition and retroplanning supervision- Negotiation with outscourcing companies for the show- Sponsorship