Kronberg, Hesse, Germany
With over six years as Country Director at Opportunity Network, my focus has been facilitating global connections among deal-oriented trusted advisors, including bankers, consultants, investors, and entrepreneurs. I specialize in fostering collaboration among CEOs, investors, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) across more than 130 countries, leveraging a digital matchmaking platform to enable opportunities in commercial products, services, fundraising, real estate, and M&A deals. Combining expertise in senior management consulting, leadership, and interim executive roles, I am dedicated to supporting organizations in navigating complex processes, achieving strategic business goals, and driving global growth. My commitment to client-driven solutions and fostering trust has been integral to empowering meaningful partnerships and expanding networks across diverse industries.
I help deal-oriented Trusted Advisors like bankers, consultants, investors and entrepreneurs to extend their network with trustworthy top-level decision makers (CEOs, Investors, UHNWIs) in all kinds of industries around the globe. Opportunity Network is the leading digital matchmaking platform enabling selected members to post and find business opportunities • in commercial products/services, fundraising, investing, supply chain, real estate, and M&A deals • in 130+ countries • of 30,000+ qualified CEOs, UHNWIs, and investors The current opportunity deal value is USD 200+ bn ON partners with handpicked institutions worldwide like UBS, Credit Suisse, ABN-AMRO, La Caixa, Intesa San Paolo, BCI, Citizens, YPO, Alpha-Bank or Dentons among others creating an exclusive win-win-situation for the institution and their clients: • Deepening the quality and frequency of strategic dialogues with CEOs and UHNWI without needing to deal with legal restrictions etc. • Assuring the quality of the deal flow • Stretching the reach of world-wide opportunities by industry, geographies and value-add creation • Increasing the share-of-wallet by tapping into the clients´ needs straight away and become the strategic advisor by offering the right products and services at the right time • Adding a plug&play and cost-effective Digital CRM tool (real-time notification, cross-sell-matrix, dashboard, reporting & analysis) also enabling young professionals to spot the right opportunities. by connecting into the global FinTech network platform – so important in the restrictive times of Covid-19. ON´s values are reliability and confidentiality. Irrespective of the deal-flow, ON is paid by a fixed, yearly subscription fee. ON ensures that every member receives value by providing bespoke support in their search for business opportunities and helping them connect with the right counterparts. Interest for Germany: [email protected] Also visit: https://www.opportunitynetwork.com
Projects (extracts): ▪ For a leading Developer for Treasury Management Software | Ettenheim | 2019/2020 | Development of a business case and distribution strategy “Prevention Management of CEO/ redirection fraud” ▪ Market Opening in Asia (SG/HK) for consulting company LPA and senior project management "Digitalisation of Structured Products" at a leading Asian bank | Singapore | 2017/2018 | ▪ Fin/PropTech | Frankfurt | 2016/2017 | business angel in startup of a digital real estate platform for HNWI / institutionals ▪ A German stock exchange | 2015/2016 | ´Institutional clients – functional target model´ ▪ Large Austrian bank | Vienna | 2014/2015 | ´Corporate Solutions´ in the international corporate relationship department | increase Cross Selling | included senior client pitches ▪ Royal Bank of Scotland | www.rbs.com | Frankfurt | 2009 | Senior advisor Field of activities: ▪ Consulting senior management (board, 2nd and 3rd level) of banks and other financial institutions in capital markets and professional client relationship areas | “on same eye level” ▪ Focus on developing or restructure their distribution strategy and business models in the PWM, relationship or capital market areas caused by more demanding environment (competitive or regulatory pressure) | Concepts | hands-on implementation | coaching |project management | business management | interim management ▪ Interim Executive | Senior Advisor | Business Angel in FinTech/PropTech Startups (e.g. immorocks.com | SAST/Pass´n´Fly | Ayondo | NWA New Way Automobiles) ▪ Leveraging own network with cooperation partners (e.g. Preyer GmbH, LPA Lucht-Probst-Associates, Consileon Business Consultancy GmbH, FX Architects)
Lucht Probst Associates pte ltd is a subsidiary of Lucht Probst Associates GmbH based in Frankfurt. LPA is a RegTech company focusing on digitalization (i.e. standardization, STP & RoboAdvisory) of workflows, documents and regulation for financial markets products in all asset classes. For almost 20 years we have been an important partner to banks and asset managers in Europe. With our 200 employees we provide innovative capital-markets software solutions along the value chain to make processes in the capital markets area more time and cost effective, reduce regulatory risk and improve customer experience. Here in Singapore we have already been awarded with a large implementation project by one of the largest Singaporean banks. For more information please visit our website: https://www.l-p-a.com/lpadoc-showcase/ We are proud member of the ASIFMA, SINGAPORE FINTECH ASSOCIATION and the SINGAPOREAN-GERMAN CHAMBER of Industry & Trade
▪ Market Opening in Asia (relocated to Singapore) ▪ LPA is a RegTech Company focusing on the Digitalisation and RoboAdvisory Solutions for international banks for their Structured Capital Markets products offering to ratio, PW, Corporates and institutional clients ▪ Responsible for sales and acquisition in the area ▪ senior Relationship manager in digitalisation projects (RoboAdsory) in Structured Capital Markets Products ▪ building up the legal entity (services, sales, project management, IT development) for LPA in Singapore for South-East Asia
▪ Non-operative, pure strategical role after interim management mandate | further developing and sharpening the bank´s capital market profile | coaching of my successor
Responsibilities: Budget | staff of 35 in Frankfurt, Luxemburg, Munich and Hamburg Achievements: Timely delivery of audit & compliance requirements as prerequisite for continuation of trading activities || Surpassing the ambitious budget by 11% in 2013 || Cost reduction by centralizing of staff and technology automation || Personnel upgrade and at the same time quiet reduction of staff to 25 || Achieving / surpassing all agreed milestones Field of activities: ▪ Development and implementation of new strategy for the bank´s financial markets activities ▪ Training and coaching the treasurer (as my successor) to run the division ▪ Implementation of audit and compliance requirements after very severe findings (WPHG | MiFID 2 | MaRisk | Basel 2) ▪ Centralizing trading and sales activities in Frankfurt | Automation (order routing, own software developments) ▪ Refocus of trading and sales: staff upgrade | gaining Tier 3 institutional clients (family offices, asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds)