English    : working knowledge

German   : worked in Germany

 Italian      : worked in Italy

forster.christophe@free.fr                                                                   

Willing to relocate

STRATEGIC INFORMATION RESEARCH                                        

KEY SKILLS :

 Information management :

–          Activity of watching for any type of requests

–          E- Reputation

–          Information research

–          Competitive intelligence (within a framework of professional ethics)

–          Data processing, management of data bases

–          Business intelligence 

Market finance :

–     Knowledge of financial markets and securities ( clearing, custody, corporate actions)

–     Knowledge of clearing and securities settlement systems 

–     Compliance ( GAFI/TRACFIN) and risk analysis

–     managing projects ; developing procedures and process 

Marketing, sales and commercial activities :

–     Selling banking products and sale of advertising space to banks

–     Participated in promotion campaign to attract German people on French riviera 

WORK EXPERIENCE : 

2002 – 2008          Supervisor –  Société Mutuelles Assurance BTP

                           Key features :

• Working with portfolio managers, developed derivatives and set up users’ training-program
• Elaborated processes and  back office procedures
• Information research on financial software for computer application
• Conducted risk analysis 

1988 – 2002         Financial executive

Worked in various banks, brokers firms, asset management companies and investment trusts

                           Key features :

• Worked in trading rooms, back and middle-office, and in settlements department
• Knowledge of financial products and markets
• Cash and treasury management
• Participated in implementation of back and middle-office software        

1984 – 1987         Work experience and training period in various firms

                           General activities in :

• computer firm ( IBM agent, direct marketing)
• department store (after-sales service)
• bookshop (sale and mail-order selling)
• perfume company (export administration)
• Italian consortium (translation)                              

MS office, Access

Working knowledge of SQL programming

Experience of a variety of back/middle office software 

 EDUCATION : 

Vocational training in project management- Axya

Professional Training in competitive scanning at Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Paris

Diploma in strategic management at Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales Appliqués Paris

Certificate of Colon Fremdsprachen InstitutHamburgin German language

Diploma in Marketing and International Trade at Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersParis

General Certificate of Education in Mathematics and Science, A – Level 

Geopolitics, interest for web 2.0, intensive travelling (20 countries visited, very good knowledge of Europe, Latin America,USAandChina).

Member of dancing association

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST