Rachelle Cantet
Commodity finance
36 years old
Driving License
Paris (75017) France
Professional Status
Consultant
Available
About Me
With a strong Entrepreneurship mindset, I am a 12 years specialist in Trade Finance, Energy, Agriculture, Structured Commodity Finance & Global banking experience :
• Significative experience of 9 full years in Energy & Agriculture Commodity Structured Trade Finance at Natixis and BIC BRED (BPCE Group), Ecom Agroindustrial Group and GarantiBank International N.V. (BBVA Group)
• Successfull Treasurer and Financing Manager in Soft Commodity Industry with the closing and daily management of a $60 mln Secured Structured Finance Facility
• 6 years of experience as Trade & Commodity Finance Relationship Manager developping Energy & Agri-Commodities Portfolio of International Traders and industrials
• Business Analyst and consultant in Trade Finance for BNP Paribas CIB in France and in The Netherlands
• 2,5 years of relevant banking experience as International Relationship Manager (sales revenue between 15M€ and 50M€ yearly in France)
With Strong commercial and problem-solving skills I have an analytical sense and pro-activeness
• Significative experience of 9 full years in Energy & Agriculture Commodity Structured Trade Finance at Natixis and BIC BRED (BPCE Group), Ecom Agroindustrial Group and GarantiBank International N.V. (BBVA Group)
• Successfull Treasurer and Financing Manager in Soft Commodity Industry with the closing and daily management of a $60 mln Secured Structured Finance Facility
• 6 years of experience as Trade & Commodity Finance Relationship Manager developping Energy & Agri-Commodities Portfolio of International Traders and industrials
• Business Analyst and consultant in Trade Finance for BNP Paribas CIB in France and in The Netherlands
• 2,5 years of relevant banking experience as International Relationship Manager (sales revenue between 15M€ and 50M€ yearly in France)
With Strong commercial and problem-solving skills I have an analytical sense and pro-activeness
Senior Relationship Manager Energy Trade Finance
Natixis (BPCE Group)
Since February 2021
- Manage clients portfolio of oil& gas Majors, European power utilities and Energy Traders
- Spearheaded to set up bilateral and syndicated credit limit for transactional & short term working capital needs for storage, import-export financing
- Structuring, negotiating term sheets & transactional deals
- New clients acquisition in power, gas & environmental trading and generation value chain, in Europe, but also originate cross-sell opportunities with multiple Natixis CIB business lines- regular visits worldwide for client visits and due diligence
- structuring and monitoring trade finance transactions with MO,
manage credit and commodity risks - Assess client's hedging strategies through commodity derivatives
Senior Relationship Manager Trade Agri-Commodity Finance
BIC-BRED (BPCE Group)
February 2019
to February 2021
Paris
France
- Managed clients portfolio of Multinationals specialized in Agri-Business value chain (producer, trader, supply chain manager)
- Spearheaded to set up bilateral and syndicated credit limit for transactional & short term working capital needs for Agricommodities import-export financing
- Structuring, negotiating term sheets & transactional deals
- New clients acquisition in Agri-Business value chain, in Europe
Shareholder & Co-founder
Entoma Petfood
Since February 2018
Paris
- Responsible of the commercial and industrial strategy of Entoma Petfood
- Finalist of INVIVO Quest in 2019 & FAMAE Challenge in 2018 - Entoma Petfood has been awarded for its innovative and eco-friendly feed solutions
Trade Finance Consultant
BNP Paribas
October 2017
to January 2019
Consultant
Paris
France
- Analysis of business requirements from Trade Finance FO, MO and BO for TF CIB EMEA
- Establishment of a deployment strategy and deployment coordination with Trade Finance MO and BO of their new back to end guarantee management system
- Business Analyst for BNPP innovation for a new application for issuance of guarantee with blockchain technology - Project awarded in 2018 by BNPP CIB
- consulting firm: BK Consulting
Treasurer and Financing Manager
VA&E Trading (ECOM Agrotrade Ltd)
June 2016
to July 2017
- Responsible of daily treasury management of the 3 principal offices for Ecom Sugar activities in London, São Paulo and New York
- Management and closing of a One-Year Secured Syndicated Financing of USD 60 Million with 3 Banks and 1 Arranger
- Daily, monthly, and yearly basis liquidity reports, financial reportings, borrowing base modelling and presentation of Financial Statements to the Management, Shareholders and Banks
- Daily management of Foreign Exchange positions and financing needs
- Implementation of softwares improving daily treasury management positions
Relationship Manager - Trade & Commodity Finance
Garantibank International
April 2014
to June 2016
Full-time
Amsterdam
Netherlands
- Managed clients portfolio of 12 Multinationals specialized in oil/gas and agriculture value chain (producer, trader, supply chain manager)
- Spearheaded to set up Bilateral credit limit for transactional & short term working capital needs for commodities import-storage-export financing
- Structuring, negotiating term sheets & transactional deals
- Risk monitoring for the outstanding transactional exposures
- New clients acquisition in Agri-Business value chain, in Europe and Asia, with a potential of €1 million new-to-bank revenues
- MOA Middle Office Trade Finance:
- Implementation of new control and monitoring tools for KYC requirements
- Improvement in collateral management workflows, at Middle Office level, to ease documents' negociation in Trade Finance at Middle Office level
- Implementation of new control and monitoring tools for KYC requirements
Business Analyst - Global Coverage Solutions CIB
BNP Paribas
April 2013
to April 2014
Full-time
Amsterdam
Netherlands
- Supporting the management through the production of various reports and analyses from revenues, commercial activities, and risk related data to monitoring key performance indicators
- Commercial support to senior bankers on client's activities
- monitoring of annual Key Performance Indicators reporting, client action plans, and revenue budget exercises at client level
- PMO on the BNPP CIB Industrial Plan in The Netherlands:
- Responsible of the follow-up, production, and presentation of the 3-year budget at the client and territory level for the BNPP CIB Industrial Plan in The Netherlands
- Implementation of the Client Action Plans at deal and client level for the CIB clientele
- Production of revenue budget follow-up for 2013/2014
- Responsible of the follow-up, production, and presentation of the 3-year budget at the client and territory level for the BNPP CIB Industrial Plan in The Netherlands
International CMB Relationship Manager
HSBC France
January 2011
to April 2013
- Executive Graduate Program Corporate Market Banking in 2011
- Management of MNC Banking relationship (sales revenue between € 15 million and € 50 million locally)
- Origination of project financing, working capital solution, and leverage finance
- Advisory and set up of European cash pool and accompaniment on subsidiary incorporation and development
- International Project Financing : Import and Export Trade products, SBLC and setting up of FX solutions
- Prospection of international corporates with minimum of 50M€ non domestic sales
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Energy transition & power markets
Intermediate
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Pet food & Feed
Good
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Climate tech
Advanced
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Expert
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Commodities Markets
Advanced
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Financial Analysis & Credit Review
Advanced
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Collateral Management
Good
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Structured Finance Products and Borrowing Base modelling
Closing and Management of a One-Year USD 60 Million Secured syndicated facility with 3 Banks and 1 arranger: Production of an Info Memo, presentation and introduction to VA&E Trading’s Banks, Term sheet and loan agreement negotiation an closingAdvanced
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Treasury Management
Good
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Agriculture industry
Advanced
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Energy Industry
Good
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Trade & Structured Finance
At BNPP CIB I have worked on the business requirements for Trade Finance operation teams to improve their processes and tools and to coordinate the deployment of their new back to end guarantee management system.
MOA Middle Office Trade Finance at BBVA:
- Implementation of new control and monitoring tools for KYC requirements on Traders
- Improvement in collateral management workflows, at Middle Office level, to ease document's negotiation for Trade Finance operations
Expert - Implementation of new control and monitoring tools for KYC requirements on Traders
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Business Analysis
After the establishment of the company in France and in Denmark, I have manage to Industrialise the production of snacks and dry food for dogs made with insect proteins and leaded the company to have BtoB and BtoC sales in France, UK, Benelux and GermanyGood
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Budget Management
Intermediate
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Basic office skills (Pack Office, Vista, Macintosh, SPSS and Turbo Pascal
Expert
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Advanced IT Skills & Softwares (Excel-VBA, HSBC/BNPP CRMs & Credit review software, Dealogic, Sharepoint, SAP, Navision, CMS, 360T, Wordpress)
Good
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French (Native)
Expert
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English (Fluent)
Advanced
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Spanish (Fluent)
Advanced
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Dutch (Beginner)
Intermediate
Global Online Master of Business Administration
1st QS World MBA Ranking 2021
2d Financial Times Online MBA ranking 2021
12th Business School in the World by FT
1st QS World MBA Ranking 2021
2d Financial Times Online MBA ranking 2021
12th Business School in the World by FT
MASTER 2 International Corporate Finance
ISC PARIS School of Management
October 2007
to February 2011
Specialisation in Corporate Finance, Risk Analysis, Capital Markets, Portfolio Management, FOREX and accounting standards.
Paper: Analysis on the development of the LBO financial models and comparison with the European LBO banking market (award).
Paper: Analysis on the development of the LBO financial models and comparison with the European LBO banking market (award).
MASTER 1 Business Economics
Southern Denmark University (Syddansk), DENMARK
September 2008
to September 2009
Specialisation in Business Economy, International Finance and accounting standards
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles - Economics and Mathematics
Intensive undergraduate preparation for the entrance competitive exam to business schools.
Intensive undergraduate preparation for the entrance competitive exam to business schools.
French A level (Baccalauréat) in Economic Sciences and Mathematics with honor
