曾在三个财富500强公司的财政部工作,有着20年的工作经验,在融资债务,财政运转方面经验丰富,包括国内国际现金管理,外汇,利率,信用证等等。SUMMARY Twenty years of
diverse and
progressive experience in the treasury department of three Fortune 500 companies. Extensive experience in debt financing and treasury operations, including
domestic and
international cash management, foreign exchange and interest rate hedging, letters of credit,
pension investments and
investor relations. EXPERIENCE TRANSOCEAN INC., Houston, Texas (international offshore contract drilling company) Assistant Treasurer 1997 to 2003 ? Negotiated a $238 million synthetic lease refinancing
related to the
construction of a deepwater drillship.
? Issued $400 million of 1.50% convertible debentures due May 2021 to
redeem the 10.25% notes of Cliffs Drilling acquired in January 2001.
? Issued $700 million of 6.625% notes due April 2011 and $600 million of 7.50% notes due April 2031 to refinance three high yield debt issues of R&B Falcon Corp. acquired in January 2001.
? Negotiated $800 million of revolving credit commitments in the form of a five-year $550 million
facility and a 364-day $250 million
facility for general corporate purposes.
? Issued $865 million of 2.75% zero coupon convertible debentures due May 2020 to
finance rig construction.
? Negotiated a $400 million term loan
facility to
finance the
acquisition of Sedco Forex in December 1999.
? Lowered interest costs by
approximately $45 million over six quarters by executing $700 million of floating interest rate swaps on the 6.625% notes due April 2011.
? Implemented Wells Fargo's cash
managementsystem which allowed consolidation of the company's U.S. cash
management activities with a credit bank.
? Integrated the U.S. Dollar cash
managementprogram of Sedco Forex by implementing the Chase Insight
system and utilizing it worldwide via Citrix software.
? Integrated the
domestic cash
managementprogram of R&B Falcon and established a separate cash
managementprogram for TODCO, a subsidiary that was
partially sold to the public in an IPO.
? Managed the global cash
management activities of the company, including bank
selection and implementation.
? Implemented an $800 million A2 / P2
commercial paper
program involving four dealers.
? Managed the foreign exchange activities of the company, including hedging of contract exposures and funding of foreign operations.
? Arranged $100 million of letter agreement, bank facilities for issuance of standby letters of credit to support the company's contract bidding activity.
? Created the
investmentpolicy guidelines for the corporate cash portfolio and invested
excess cash accordingly.
? Responsible for oversight and reporting of
investmentperformance of the company's
pension plans. Directory of Treasury 1997 ? Managed the risk
management functions of the company; obtained delay in
delivery coverage for a $300 million drillship being constructed at a shipyard in Spain. STERLING CHEMICALS, INC., Houston, Texas (international
chemical manufacturing company) Manager of Treasury Analysis and Investor Relations 1992-1997 ? Arranged $456.5 million of bank facilities used to
acquire 91% of Sterling's
outstanding common stock as a part of a merger transaction with a
privately held company.
? Managed the proxy solicitation process to
obtain shareholder
approval of the merger transaction between Sterling and a
privately held company, including
management of the proxy
solicitor and the exchange agent.
? Negotiated a $60 million term loan
facility to
finance the
construction of 110,000-ton per year sodium chlorate plant in Georgia.
? Negotiated $275 million of bank facilities to
consolidate debt facilities which significantly lowered borrowing margins and
revolver commitment fees.
? Restructured the
investmentmanagement of the defined benefit plans, the 401-K plan, and the non-company stock
portion of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
? Hedged a
portion of the floating-rate
revolver debt through
execution of interest fixed-rate swaps. Manager of Cash, Credit and Investor Relations 1989-1992 ? Negotiated $185 million of bank facilities to
acquire a Canadian pulp chemicals business for which $165 million was non-recourse to the parent company.
? Managed the cash
management activities of the company which included
establishment of a new
program for the pulp chemicals acquisition.
? Managed the
investor relations
function of the company, which included
creation of
investor presentations, production of
annual and quarterly reports and being the
contact person for investors and buyside analysts.
? Supervised the credit
function of the company which included negotiating and managing
commercial letters of credit received from
international customers.
? Established a Canadian Dollar hedging
program for the pulp chemicals acquisition.
? Negotiated a non-recourse $25 million
project financing for the
construction of a 42-megawatt, gas-fired co-generation plant that significantly reduced the Texas City, Texas plant's steam and
electrical costs. Manager of Debt and Investment 1987-1989 ? Renegotiated the company's revolving credit
agreement to lower borrowing margins,
release collateral and permit the
payment of $180 million in
extraordinary dividends to shareholders.
? Prepared the
offeringdocument to tender for $59 million of
outstanding subordinated notes so that the company could pay common stock dividends.
? Improved the compliance reporting
system for the debt agreements by correcting reporting errors, resulting in the
elimination of audit comments from the independent auditors. ANDERSON, CLAYTON & CO., Houston, Texas (international food manufacturing company)(Acquired by The Quaker Oats Company, October 1986) Financial Analyst 1983-1987 ? Negotiated $255 million of bank facilities to purchase a
portion of the company's common stock in an attempt to keep the company independent of a takeover by Quaker Oats.
? Secured $600 million in collateral for a bank financing which included obtaining the
release of liens on numerous properties of the company.
? Represented the company on the due
diligence trip for a $150 million subordinated note issue.
? Evaluated
investment alternatives for the company's corporate cash portfolio. EDUCATION ? Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas - M.S. Finance, 1983 and B.B.A. Management, 1980