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Ghazi Faisal

Summary

Resourceful with years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to help realize individual and business goals. Leading routine operations and special projects for the new and the established. Achievements include developing, revamping and strengthening solutions to drive revenue growth.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Talent and Production Manager

Freelance
2010.08 - Current
  • Detail proposals for events to documenting timelines, supplier contracting, technical briefings and budgets.
  • Assembled creative and innovative event attractions based on capabilities.
  • Develop and implemented successful strategies to generate event revenue and increase artist reach.
  • Leveraged networks to identify and generate opportunities to increase exposure and revenue for clients.

Project Manager - (Contract Role)

Bahrain Commercial Services
Manama
2021.03 - 2021.09
  • Lead the financial restructuring processes with Banks and other debtors.
  • Other initiatives include digitizing the business line and business continuity governance.

Project Management - (Contract Role)

Gulf International Bank, GIB
Manama
2017.02 - 2017.08
  • Management, scheduling and monitoring: the Information Security team initiatives and tasks assigned by the Information Security team to other bank teams in a range of critical projects and activities.

Key accomplishment:

  • Recognized for clearing outstanding critical audit findings that were related to Information Security projects in less than 6 months.

Senior Investment Consultant

Confidential
Dubai
2012.10 - 2013.03
  • Research and data analytics on business prospects (Renewable energy related).

Correspondent Banking Officer

The National Commerical Bank
Manama
2010.08 - 2011.12
  • Research new business opportunities and maintenance of existing relationships.
  • Monitor NCB Bahrain's assets to ensure timely settlements.
  • Custodian to Bahrain's IBG legal and facility documentation.
  • Conduct monthly departmental revenue positions for regulatory and HQ reporting.
  • Assisting the bank's Compliance team with external institutional correspondences and requests.

Agency Manager - Syndication

The National Commercial Bank
Manama
2009.05 - 2010.12
  • Developing regional Project Finance and Syndicated Agency related client relationships from Bahrain.
  • Handle Agency loan activities for the region as part of administrating the bank's syndicated assets.

Key Accomplishments:

  • Successfully creating and implementing a remote “Automated Agency database” to alert team members on syndicated facility requirements.
  • Part of a three-man team involved in one of the bank's largest syndicated facility recovery (2 active syndicated loans) *exceptional bonus

Milestones:

  • Syndicated facility for the construction of the “Princess Nourah University” Phase 1 and Phase 2 (Largest female university in the world) – Lead Mandate Arranger - Coordinating bank and Investment Agent.
  • Syndicated facility to convert Al Qurayyah Power Plant into a combined Cycle Power Plant – Lead Mandate Arranger – Facility Agent and Issuing Bank.
  • Supplemental Murabaha Facility (Telecom company) – Lead Mandate Arranger – Coordinating Bank and Investment Agent.

ARM / Credit Analyst - Corporate Bank

Banque Saudi Fransi
Eastern Region
2007.08 - 2009.04
  • Lead backup to RMs and SRMs.
  • Oversee transactions, fund transfers, margin accounts, facility operations and utilization.
  • Prepare credit applications for the credit committee approvals including detailed financial analysis, call memos, narrative descriptions, charts and other material to illustrate aspects of any proposed facility application.

Key accomplishment:

  • Successfully creating and implementing an in-house region wide “Real-time Access driven database” to monitor and generate reports on legal and security documentation deficiencies/shortfalls in bank's Corporate and Commercial account relationships. *exceptional bonus

Lending Analyst - Retail

Bank Muscat International
Manama
2005.06 - 2007.07

Key accomplishments:

  • Successfully initiating a relationship between BMI and a medical services organization in Bahrain resulting in a bulk account initiative, opening over 300 current accounts and cross selling more the 260 credit cards in a period of less than one month.
  • A member of the four-man team involved in writing BMI's business strategy for 2006, which was later on proposed and approved by the board of directors. *exceptional bonus.

Education

Music Production And Sound Design

Noisy Academy, Berlin, Germany
2013.12 - 2014.07

Certified Corporate Banker (CCB) -

The International Academy of Financial Management
2009.01 - 2009.01

Bachelor of Science - Business Informatics

AMA International University, Bahrain
2003.09 - 2005.06
  • Top of the class graduate / 18 years old

High School Diploma -

Al Noor International - IGCSE, Manama, Kingdom Of Bahrain
1993.09 - 2003.07

No Degree -

Other Training Certifications On Request

Skills

    Project planning, management and development

Client Relationships

Advanced problem solving

Strategic planning

Excellent Communication (verbal and written)

Operations management

Business Development

Timeline

Project Manager - (Contract Role) - Bahrain Commercial Services
2021.03 - 2021.09
Project Management - (Contract Role) - Gulf International Bank, GIB
2017.02 - 2017.08
Noisy Academy - , Music Production And Sound Design
2013.12 - 2014.07
Senior Investment Consultant - Confidential
2012.10 - 2013.03
Talent and Production Manager - Freelance
2010.08 - Current
Correspondent Banking Officer - The National Commerical Bank
2010.08 - 2011.12
Agency Manager - Syndication - The National Commercial Bank
2009.05 - 2010.12
The International Academy of Financial Management - Certified Corporate Banker (CCB),
2009.01 - 2009.01
ARM / Credit Analyst - Corporate Bank - Banque Saudi Fransi
2007.08 - 2009.04
Lending Analyst - Retail - Bank Muscat International
2005.06 - 2007.07
AMA International University - Bachelor of Science, Business Informatics
2003.09 - 2005.06
Al Noor International - IGCSE - High School Diploma,
1993.09 - 2003.07
Other Training Certifications On Request - No Degree,
Ghazi Faisal