John Birkby

Background

About John Birkby

Senior Finance Leader with more than 20 years of progressive accomplishments in positions in the energy and financial services industries. Succeeded in diverse roles across several international jurisdictions, including treasury, financial controllership, and risk and audit. A leader valued for clarity, objectivity and ease in communications and presentations. Respected and counted on for building influential relationships with all internal and external stakeholders. Delivers strategic vision and innovative, value-add solutions in collaborative, complex environments- In March/April 2015, successfully orchestrated the extension of Newalta’s credit facility with banking syndicate, gaining greater financial flexibility during current economic downturn. Identified and modelled areas of concern, negotiated with bank, and collaborated with legal advisors ensuring accurate representation in agreement- In March 2014, coordinated Newalta’s early redemption and debentures reissuance, including analysis of the refinancing decision, and coordinating with debt markets professionals, lawyers, corporate accountants, and ratings agencies to successfully redeem and upsize the public debt- In 2008, spearheaded and oversaw development of a comprehensive management information system at HSBC Private Bank designed to assess and drive client profitability. Required to be user-friendly, this initiative involved canvasing employee input and providing follow-up training for successful implementation- In 2011, led the implementation of a hedging strategy at HSBC Global Banking and Markets to reduce Bank’s exposure to interest rate risk, leveraging HSBC Canada and IT resources to succeed.