Michael Suess

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About Michael Suess

Financial professional with proven record of success in business development, strategy, and client service in the financial services sector. Superior financial management, analytic, business process improvement, and strategic planning expertise. Trusted advisor with unshakable integrity who zeroes in on client needs, builds strong credibility with customers, and develops solutions to address and achieve immediate and long-term goals. Cultivates and preserves long-term, loyal relationships with clients and colleagues. Collaborative, cross-functional leader who enjoys working with team members to achieve top performance and gains consensus within teams. Navigates confidently across all organizational levels and functional areas. Extensive network of contacts in Kansas City, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS • Key member of team that added $1+ billion in net new investments in 1 year, overcoming market decline. • Instrumental in investment growth from $100 million to $500 million by providing key support to external sales reps. • Territory production increase -$84 million to $240+ million. • Achieved $1 billion total sales over 5 years; recipient of “Century Club” award. • Selected to serve on cross-functional task force to evaluate/select vendor to migrate 1.8 million client accounts, representing $80 billion, from legacy database to enterprise platform; defined requirements and gained user acceptance. • Centurion Leadership Development Program - Kansas City Chamber of Commerce