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Leonard Seelig
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returned to South Africa in December of 1998 and worked in conservation
at the Peace Parks Foundation and Conservation International. My
focus was the communities living in the transfrontier areas and
in particular, the bringing of economic benefits and improved standards
of living resulting from conservation to these communities.
More recently, I have become involved again in merchant banking
activities with colleagues in Johannesburg and London including
mergers and acquisitions, private equity and strategic advisory
activities.
Professional Experience:
3/97 - 9/98 Managing Director and European Regional Executive,
NationsBank NA, London
• Managed 275 professionals in London and Frankfurt, including
Corporate Finance,
Investment Banking, Capital Markets and Sales and Trading teams
• Achieved full year 1997 net income target by July- -first
profit in history of the office
• Created successful team environment, encouraging interaction
across disciplines
and improving morale and productivity
• Expanded nature and depth of client relationships through
uptiering and focus
• Directly managed Multinational Corporate Finance and International
Syndications groups
11/96 - 3/97 Managing Director and Head of Banking, NationsBank
NA, London
• Managed European corporate finance and investment banking
teams
• Refocused marketing efforts on clients with higher revenue
potential
• Instituted formal cross-selling process resulting in significant
increases in FX revenue, 2 private placements and a large Yankee
bond
9/94 - 11/96 Senior Vice President, Head of International
Syndications, NationsBank NA, London
• Established international syndication capabilities for NationsBank,
building a business
which grew from unranked to #14 in non-US Bank Syndication league
tables
• Trebled revenues over the three-year period
• Won lead roles for clients such as ED&F Man, Airbus,
Phillips Petroleum, Compass Plc, British Gas
1987 - 1994 Senior Vice President, Head of Syndications,
NationsBank, NA, Dallas, Texas
• Managed team responsible for all syndications in the western
US, including Media/Telecommunications and Oil and Gas transactions
• Managed team of 10 professionals
• Structured and syndicated largest acquisition financing
in NationsBank's history,
still considered one of the most profitable transactions completed
to date
• Founding member of ABA loan trading forum, which initially
developed the
US loan trading market
1986 - 1987 Vice President, Team Leader, High Technology Group,
Bank of America, New York
• Managed team dealing with companies in the high tech industry,
ranging from
Xerox to small start-ups
1982 - 1986 Vice President, Dallas Corporate Office, Bank
of America, Dallas, Texas
• Managed and eventually closed office in Dallas which focused
on clients in
North Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
1981 - 1982 Assistant Vice President, Houston Corporate
Office, Bank of America, Houston, Texas
• Marketing Officer in the Manufacturing and Consumer Products
group
Education:
Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M
1980, College Station, Texas
International Trade and Marketing elective
Bachelor of Commerce, The University of the Witwatersrand
1975, Johannesburg, South Africa
Major in Economics, Minors in Accounting and Law
Personal:
South African citizen
48 years old
Married
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