James Gillard

Background

About James Gillard

I am a highly qualified senior treasury professional with extensive experience of funding and liquidity management, driving bottom line savings, managing risk and supporting the delivery of strategic business plans. I enjoy complex deals and have an impressive record of developing elegant and practical solutions to intricate problems. I thrive on exceeding ambitious targets while ensuring financial stability and a robust control environment. My leadership style is collaborative and inclusive, and I am adept at building excellent relationships with key leaders, stakeholders, advisors and investors and building teams. My key skills and experiences are as follows- • Negotiation with a wide range of stake holders; institutional credit investors, banks, lawyers, commercial partners and internal teams • Corporate finance • Bank financing (commercial terms, structuring and credit reviews) • Bond issuance (structure, pricing, legal and market execution) • Rating agency management and issue of new ratings • Interest rate and FX risk management • Securitisation and structured finance • Real estate financing • Liability management • Transaction deal management and post-completion integration • Cash, liquidity and working capital management • Cash flow forecasting • Covenant management and reporting • TMS system tender and integration