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Francis KANTE

Manager financier

31years • Grenoble

Summary

I am a young bilingual manager financier with broad international experience. I worked in Africa, in Europe, in the Middle East and in South East Asia. Naturally, I have refined a deep understanding of both developed and emerging markets cultures. I fulfilled many roles in various fields such as global outreach, consulting, financial markets and banking services. I proved to be adaptable and success-driven. My work is driven by exploring opportunities in complex projects. My country experiences include: Australia, China, Cote d'Ivoire, France, Singapore, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates

Skills

Analytics

Business Analysis

writing

Data Analysis

Public Speaking

vba

teamwork

Experiences

Insurance and Banking sector Specialist

02-2017 - Now

Sales

Strengthened knowledge on products offered and followed new regulations on banking and insurance sectors. Developed a commercial approach suited for the customer portfolio. Assessed clients' needs and counseled clients on offers adapted to their profile. Elaborated commercial promotions and delivered its execution in order to meet company's goals. Ensured excellence in customer relationship management to establish healthy ties with clients.

Hedge Fund Analyst - CTA & Global Macro

06-2016 - 12-2016

Accounting / Management control

Understand hedge fund strategies, notably Managed Futures and Global Macro. Weekly monitoring of hedge funds’ exposures and performances. Active coverage of events and trends of financial markets, regarding all asset classes (commodities, currencies, equities and fixed income). Redacted weekly and monthly newsletters on market events and on the performance of CTA, Global Macro and Credit funds. Newsletters were addressed to investors and were made available to general public on the Lyxor website. Assisted the CTA & Global Macro team in relationship management with hedge fund managers and answered to ad-hoc requests. Maintained, optimized fund follow-up tools and enhanced VBA tools to accelerate the workflow. Took part in several meeting with Credit and CTA fund managers to assess their performance and to clarify their strategy.

Consulting Intern

05-2014 - 07-2014

Corporate governance

Increased the visibility of the start-up on the web and improved the internal transfer of information. Provided market intelligence on African main sectors of development (Mining, Agriculture, and Infrastructure). Conducted research on financial institutions and on Chinese strategic investors for investment prospect in West Africa. Investigated Japan-Africa businesses, including flows of capital and interest.

Special Initiative Intern

05-2013 - 07-2013

Corporate governance

Intern in the Global Outreach and Special Initiative, in the Executive office: Monitored the preparation and intervened in ground-mission to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Organized conference call between different levels Mission follow-up of technical and financial support to the “Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie” Supported the “Parlement Francophone des Jeunes” to produce resolutions to be presented to the Parliament conference in Abidjan (12th July 2013). Critically examined, evaluated and enhanced the UNAIDS website concerning the Francophonie Supported the preparation of the joint activities of the UNAIDS/CIJF, the “Jeux de la Francophonie 2014”

One-year exchange program in Australia

06-2009 - 06-2010

Education & training

ESC

2015 - 2017

Grenoble, Isère

Corporate governance, Accounting / Management control, Accounting / Management control, Legal, Studies / Statistics / Data,

Consulting

Sun Yat-Sen University

2014 - 2015

Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, Zhuhai

Accounting / Management control, Accounting / Management control, Legal,

Sales

Chargé d'affaires - Grenoble Ecole de Management

2012 - 2015

Grenoble, Isère

Accounting / Management control, Accounting / Management control, Studies / Statistics / Data, Consulting, Sales, Legal,

Marketing

Lycée Vichy Cusset

2009 - 2012

Vichy, France, Vichy

Studies / Statistics / Data

My soft skills

Analytical

Innovative

Persevering

Positive

Languages spoken

French
Native language
English
Native language

Extra-professional Experiences

Membre

De L'allier Aux Grandes Ecoles

09-2017 - Now

Le projet De l'Allier aux Grandes Ecoles a pour but de fédérer une communauté d’étudiants et de diplômés qui souhaite agir en faveur du territoire.

BIG Finance Society - GEM

Co Manager And Investor

09-2015 - 05-2016

Investing in the Euronext indices. Produced fundamental and technical analysis through Bloomberg on the performance of selected stocks in order to generate projected returns for all investors. Management of a portfolio made from 42 investors.