Santiago Mejia
Managerial Economist
Mexico, México,MEX
Summary
15+ years of experience in finance as banker and CFO I Construction of financial strategy I improvement of financial KPI´s I Dashboards and data models for decision making I Business Valuation for M&A I Trading - Derivatives I Strategic and High-level relationships.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer - CFO
Tekus.co
2022.12 - Current
- Transformation of the talent, accounting, and treasury teams and processes to leverage the profitable growth strategy of the business.
- Improve the company profile and build the data room and indicators for a better approach to raising capital and debt.
- Reduction in the cash cycle (CCO) by 30% and increase in margins by 200 basis points through efficiency in key treasury processes and negotiation with financial providers, clients, and suppliers.
Head of Corporate and Institutional Sales Traders
Banco de Bogotá
2019.01 - 2022.08
- Responsible for the construction of structured products with financial derivatives, investment, and financing, focused on optimization of capital structures and contributing more than 75% of the business volume of the bank's client desk.
- Rounds on investor clients and contribute to e price analysis for the bank's first issuance of green bonds, with demand for USD 250 million (bid to cover 3x).
- Identified new market opportunities through research and analysis, expanding the company''s client base and volume traded.
Corporate Sales Trader (Derivatives)
Banco de Bogotá
2010.01 - 2019.01
- High-profile relationships with clients in the corporate segment delivering data-driven analysis of balance sheets to identify financial risks and provide solutions.
- Permanent market analysis to identify the optimal point to trade hedging products (forwards, options, and swaps).
Personal Banker
Banco De Bogotá
2007.03 - 2010.01
- Promote financial products to retail clients through sales techniques, increasing branch pipelines, and maintaining the best customer service.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills during client interactions, resulting in increased trust and fostering long-lasting relationships.
Education
Master of Science - Finance
Universidad Internacional De La Rioja
Spain 2021.05 - 2022.05
Bachelor of Science - Managerial Economics
Universidad Autónoma
Colombia 2001.05 - 2005.05
Applied Corporate Finance / Certificate - Corporate Finance
New York University - NYU
New York, NY 2019.05 - 2019.05
Business Analytics / Certificate - Data-Driven Decisions
Boston University
Boston, MA 2020.05 - 2020.05
Skills
Strategic thinking
Risk management
Analysis capacity
High-value relationship
Leadership
Orientation to results
Excel and Power BI
Derivatives
Market Research
Timeline
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer - CFO
Tekus.co
2022.12 - Current
Master of Science - Finance
Universidad Internacional De La Rioja
2021.05 - 2022.05
Business Analytics / Certificate - Data-Driven Decisions
Boston University
2020.05 - 2020.05
Applied Corporate Finance / Certificate - Corporate Finance
New York University - NYU
2019.05 - 2019.05
Head of Corporate and Institutional Sales Traders
Banco de Bogotá
2019.01 - 2022.08
Corporate Sales Trader (Derivatives)
Banco de Bogotá
2010.01 - 2019.01
Personal Banker
Banco De Bogotá
2007.03 - 2010.01
Bachelor of Science - Managerial Economics
Universidad Autónoma
2001.05 - 2005.05