Ivan Pulido is a successful global finance executive with over 20 years of experience in investment banking, corporate banking, trade finance, private banking, and wealth management. He has originated over $50 million in credit facilities and managed a client portfolio over $100 million. Pulido co-founded several non-bank lending platforms focused on trade finance and private equity.
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IVAN J. PULIDO
♦ 9805 SW 69th
Ave ♦ Pinecrest, FL 33156 ♦
♦ Tel: +1 (305) 753-7175 ♦ E-mail: ivanjpulido@gmail.com ♦
SUMMARY
Successful global finance executive, business enabler, with 20+ years of experience and a proven track record
in Investment banking, corporate banking, trade finance, sales and marketing, capital markets and wealth
management. Strong background in new business development, and institutional (Private Banking), cross
border having managed a total client portfolio of over US$100MM. Responsible for originating more than
US$50MM in credit Facilities in 2014. Love to travel domestically and internationally. Particular expertise in:
Ø Originating, structuring, business modeling, forecasting and placing of senior collateralized debt,
Ø Strategic planning, leadership, entrepreneur, multi-cultural, dynamic, cross selling
Ø Team leader, coach, motivator, focused in developing collaborators, partners and distribution channels
Ø Compliance, KYC, anti-money laundering
Ø Private equity, hedge funds, estate planning
Ø Global Treasury Management, Trade Finance, Asset Based Lending, Corporate / Commercial Banking
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Altrade Consulting Corp: Director / CFO / Business Development, (Miami, FL) 2012 - Present
Participated in 3 major projects:
- BALTRAX: originated more than USD$50 million in short-term collateralized debt. Developed distribution
channels for promoting investment-banking services in Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile. Trained and
supervised a multi-country team of 12 sales executives. Focused on rendering corporate banking services to
technology integrators and oil service companies. Reduced operating expenses by 30% and paperwork filing
by 50% within 6 months.
- MEDLIFE: increased sales by 100% within two years of medical device products in the Caribbean.
Responsible for obtaining a credit facility for USD$500 thousand for export credit financing. Acted as a CFO and
responsible originating USD$500 thousand in annual sales. Built distribution channels. Managed logistic
operations for the entire company.
- 7A Capital: co-founded and launched a successful non-banking lending platform focused in financing short-
term insured account receivables. Created a policy and procedures manual. Enforced KYC and compliance
rules and regulations. Acted as business developer, originating 3 transactions totaling over USD$10 million.
Conducted a sales and marketing campaign responsible for establishing two major credit facilities for USD$5
million with two financial institutions and raised USD$500 thousand from UHNW investors.
KVR Trade Finance Fund: Co-Founder-Manager / Capital Development, (Miami, FL) 2009 – 2011
Founded and launched a successful trade finance fund focused on short-term insured account receivables
financing. Appointed a team of lawyers, accountants and administrators specialized in private equity fund
structures for the set up of the KVR Trade Finance Fund. Assisted in the elaboration of the PPM for the Fund.
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Recruited a senior portfolio manager, an operations manager and a senior credit analyst to lead the trade
finance platform. Directed the sales in secondary market for the insured account receivables. Coordinated the
creation of the operations and procedures manual for the trade finance platform. Enforced compliance, KYC
and anti-money laundering rules and regulations. Raised USD$8 million for the funding the trade platform.
Wells Fargo Advisors: SVP/ Account Executive, (Miami, FL) 2008 – 2009
Assisted senior management setting up from scratch into a fully-operational international office branch based in
Weston, FL. Successfully transferred more than 60% in total assets of a portfolio of clients during the 2008
challenging times from Merrill Lynch into Wells Fargo platform. Supported and coordinated operations and
administrative department in account opening process, documents filing, securities transfer and pricing,
compliance enforcement for over 300 customers. Managed daily operations for a team of 2 senior
administrative assistants.
Merrill Lynch: VP / International Wealth Manager, (Miami, FL / Caracas, VE) 1994 – 2008
Responsible for 25% of international UHNW clients’ portfolio exceeding USD$500 million in AUM, part of
International Private Client Group (IPCG). Co-managed investment portfolio generating annual revenues in
excess of USD$4 million. Designed and implemented a strategy of transitioning from transactional oriented into
relationship based model. Converted a 80% (USD$80 million) portfolio into fee-based business within 3 years.
Reduced operating expenses by 50% in 1998 by assisting upper management with office restructuring.
Produced reviews, evaluated and rebalance over 300 portfolios on a quarterly basis according to their
investment policy. Acquired ample knowledge in HHRR, legal and accounting duties, while collaborating with
upper management in the restructuring of a 60 employees international office branch. Coordinated a successful
and smooth transfer of clients’ accounts from the Caracas branch into the Miami based office. Achieved
Chairman Recognition Club in 2006 and 2007. Built and managed a centralized server-based digital folder for
the storage of marketing material comprised of more than 100 investment products with monthly updates.
Developed and coordinated a marketing strategy for clients’ communications with more than 300 customers.
Responsible for the upgrade and transition of clients communications backup and record keeping from ACT
CRM into salesforce.com for more than 300 client relationships.
SEMINARS – CONFERENCES – COURSES – LICENSES
Trade Finance related: 2015 Small Business Expo, 2014 Oil and Gas Expo – Bogota, Colombia, 2011 and
2012 US Exim bank annual conferences (Washington, DC). 2009, 2010 and 2011 Euromoney Annual
Structured Trade and Export Finance in the Americas, 1994 Globalización - La integración mundial. Private
Equity related: 2011 Terrapin - Private Equity World Latin America, 2011 ATFA 14th annual conference. 2011
Enterprise Forum – South Florida, 2011 Broward County - Export Readiness Seminar. Private Banking related:
(1994) Series 3, 7, 63, -not active- (1995) Socratic Selling Techniques, (2002) Florida Health and Variable Life
Insurance License. Medical Consumables: 2014 FIME
EDUCATION
B.S. Civil Engineer, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) – Caracas, Venezuela. 1989-1994. Scuba
diving PADI Dive Master 1989-1997. (Retired)
LANGUAGES: English and Spanish