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LUZ ELENA ZEPEDA

Santa Fe

Summary

Experienced Sales and Structuring professional with over 20 years of experience in Markets and Banking. Offering engaging and pleasant personality with expertise improving customer relationships.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Director

Cargill
09.2022 - 12.2024
  • Achieved and exceeded a $2 million USD annual sale budget through strategic account management, effective client relationship building and identifying growth opportunities.
  • Delivered comprehensive presentation on Risk Management and Portfolio Administration at CONAFAB, ANFACA providing actionable insights and strategies to enhance financial decision-making and mitigate market risks.
  • Identified and provided risk solutions to clients providing long term relationship and cross selling with other businesses.
  • Managed risk effectively by identifying potential threats, developing contingency plans, and implementing mitigation strategies in line with overall business objectives.
  • Increased client's satisfaction, providing training in our platform and product.

SALES STRUCTURING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Scotiabank
07.2014 - 07.2022

· Managed FX Options relationship with selected corporate, institutional, and commercial accounts

· Built from scratch the FX Options business in Mexico, from platform implementation to customer delivery

· Created an extensive training program for the sales force focusing on selling skills and product technical aspects

· Developed and implemented a number of new products in the Interest Rates and FX Options derivatives space, becoming top sellers

· Actively participated in negotiations with selected accounts

· Overachieved sales target for FX Options for 5 consecutive years

DIRECTOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE DERIVATIVES

Santander
12.2010 - 06.2014

· Developed from scratch the FX OPTIONS business for Commercial clients: trained and supported the Sales team, automated presentations, tutorials, term sheets and confirmations

· Developed 8 new products in two years, each product was presented and negotiated with the headquarters in Santander Spain

· Presented yearly results to the Treasurer, Country Risk Manager and Country Retail Manager.

· Led monthly sales and marketing campaigns of potential clients.

DERIVATIVES SALES ASSOCIATE

Citigroup
07.2006 - 11.2010

· Achieved for 5 consecutive years the target profit, leading to 4 outstanding annual evaluations.

· Promoted treasury products with domestic and international clients.

· Developed quoting interface to manage the profit target achievement and automate quoting (Reduced quoting time from 60 to 5 minutes).

· Performed cross-selling analysis of business opportunities for the Director

TRAINEE ASSOCIATE

Citigroup
03.2005 - 06.2006

RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINEE

  • Analyze historical data to generate insights and guidelines used by the Trading and Asset-Liability Committee.

CORPORATE RISK TRAINEE


  • Worked with cross-functional teams to lead change to meet the local requirements (Basel II).

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Financial Administration

ITESM CCM
Mexico City
08.2000 - 12.2004

Skills

Selling skills

Structuring and developing new products

Teamwork

Visual Basic

Interests

Boxing, Tennis, cooking and wine tasting

Languages

SPANISH-Native

ENGLISH-Fluent

PORTUGUESE-Basic

Timeline

Senior Director

Cargill
09.2022 - 12.2024

SALES STRUCTURING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Scotiabank
07.2014 - 07.2022

DIRECTOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE DERIVATIVES

Santander
12.2010 - 06.2014

DERIVATIVES SALES ASSOCIATE

Citigroup
07.2006 - 11.2010

TRAINEE ASSOCIATE

Citigroup
03.2005 - 06.2006

Bachelor of Arts - Financial Administration

ITESM CCM
08.2000 - 12.2004
LUZ ELENA ZEPEDA