Alp Uzunhekim

ALP UZUNHEKIM +1 - • +30 - •-• LinkedIn.com/in/alpuzunhekim Highly accomplished leader with 15+ years of finance experience driving strategic initiatives, leading high-performing teams, and managing financial risk within complex capital markets environments. Proven ability to develop and implement innovative solutions, exceeding expectations in demanding settings. Seeking a challenging leadership role in the EU, UK, or Middle East leveraging expertise in treasury management, strategic planning, risk mitigation, and financial resource optimization. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Citi Group, New York, NY Aug 2020 – Mar 2024 Institutional Clients Group - Treasury, Director Responsible for Structured Notes (SN) program from Treasury’s liquidity management and governance perspectives. • As part of strategic expansion of the portfolio, developed and implemented a new governance framework to capture spot and forward-looking liquidity impacts to the portfolio which allowed the firm double the size of the portfolio to $125bn in 3 years, booking $1bn in revenues in 2022. • Active contributing member of Markets ALCO on a monthly basis. • Improved stressed liquidity value of the portfolio by ~10% freeing up ~$3.7bn in stress reserves which resulted in the firm reducing financing cost for markets businesses. • Generated ~$10bn incremental issuance to cover unexpected funding needs during the 1st half of 2022. • Successfully managed a technology budget of $650K to enhance data analysis and decision-making. • Responsible for quarterly SN 3-year forecasting process as part of balance sheet, liquidity and capital planning. • Worked closely with trading teams across asset classes to manage the associated risks and optimize liquidity value of the portfolio; automated & enhanced existing reporting and introduced 7 new metrics. • Received recognition from G10 Rates SN deskhead through Citi Gratitude program for leadership, partnership and professionalism. • Led a team of four and responsible for developing, evaluating, mentoring and providing feedback on performance. Additionally, recruit talent via Citi Super Day twice a year. • Appointed as Head of Broker Dealer Intraday Liquidity Management for 6 legal entities with total balance sheet size of ~$650bn; reduced intraday stress reserves by ~$6bn resulting $48mm in savings p.a. in funds transfer pricing for markets businesses. BNP Paribas, New York, NY Jul 2017 – Aug 2020 Treasury Asset Liability Management, Vice President Part of a treasury group of subject-matter experts tasked with setting up liquidity risk and Asset Liability Management to comply with the US banking regulations. • Implemented a comprehensive risk management framework that strengthened the financial stability of the organization and ensured regulatory compliance. • Reduced intraday liquidity usage by ~$4bn. • Built cash flow forecasting for US Branches and Broker Dealer to project cash flow shortfalls and leverage this tool as part of business strategy planning. • Monitored and managed interest rate and FX risk within ALM treasury. • Liaised with US regulatory agencies on liquidity reviews, exams, and regulatory meetings. Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY Debt Management, Vice President Jan 2014 – July 2017 Managed daily Profit & Loss (PnL) and market risk of GS Group issued vanilla unsecured debt portfolio, ~$170bn. • Subject-matter expert in hedge accounting. • Led a team of three and responsible for developing, evaluating, mentoring and providing feedback on performance. • Provided weekly market updates to senior management on capital market activities and advised on timing for issuance. • Successfully oversaw all aspects of financial reporting and compliance. • Executed buybacks on Group’s unsecured vanilla notes which resulted in firm retiring legacy vanilla unsecured notes booking ~$90mm gain in debt retirement PnL in first quarter of 2017. Balance Sheet Management, Associate Dec 2010 – Jan 2014 Oversaw reporting of the daily balance sheet of the firm. • Advised desks on balance sheet optimization and helped them understand potential balance sheet impacts under US GAAP on new business initiatives and products. • Coordinated quarterly balance sheet planning process which entailed putting together a report card for each business presenting key performance metrics and balance sheet usage. • Responsible for investing and managing liquidity pool of the firm ($110bn). • Lead role in the development of balance sheet reporting systems: cross-divisional coordination of system project plan and resources, automation, modeling, and reporting. Liquidity Risk Management, Senior Analyst Aug 2006 – Dec 2010 Responsible for producing and reviewing daily deliverables sent to senior management on firm’s unsecured debt balances, secured funding, and unencumbered assets. • Analyzed and presented firm’s monthly capital usage at subsidiaries to senior management, participated in forecasting cash capital needs given business strategy and expected growth. • Measured and monitored liquidity risks relating to firm’s business activities, including trading, financing and operational activities. Zorlu USA Inc., New York, NY Mar 2005 – July 2006 Operations Research, Senior Analyst Provided analysis to define operational problems in supply methods and distribution systems. EDUCATION City University, Seattle, Washington Master of Business Administration, Financial Management Major Dec 2004 Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey Bachelor of Science, Business Administration Major Jun 2002 SKILLS • Strategic Planning & Execution • Capital Markets Expertise • Financial Resource Optimization • Risk Management • Financial Modeling & Analysis • Team Leadership & Mentoring • Regulatory Compliance • Budgeting & Forecasting • Stakeholder Management • Reporting & Presentation Skills • Bloomberg Terminal, Microsoft Office Suite ADDITIONAL • Interests: Running (completed 2018 NYC marathon under 4 hours), meditation, snowboarding, hiking • Dual citizenship (Turkey / USA) and EU residence permit.