Rob Stansfield

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About Rob Stansfield

Corporate and commercial financial services executive with diverse experience in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K, in the rigour of large, complex organizations and in fast paced, hands-on entrepreneurial businesses. Strong strategic, analytical, operational and project leadership capabilities, combined with broad functional expertise and pragmatism that rapidly translates vision into results. Building exceptional teams: Calm, thoughtful, collaborative and empowering leadership with integrity. Setting high expectations and demanding excellence, while providing encouragement, support and guidance. Building strong, resilient teams that are aligned with the vision, fully engaged and delivering exceptional results. Driving dramatic organic growth: Expertise in business development, consultative sales, relationship management and sales team leadership. Extensive corporate & commercial financing experience working with clients of all sizes, across diverse industries and at all stages in the corporate lifecycle. A player-coach leading by example as an effective and creative deal maker, making a significant contribution to key client relationships and capturing new opportunities. Championing strategic corporate development: A critical thinker with strong business acumen, deep analytical capabilities, insight into evolving client needs and extensive corporate development experience. A keen and disciplined strategic mind, combined with pragmatism that rapidly moves innovative initiatives from concept to successful execution / adoption / integration, whether by means of internal-build, acquisitions, strategic alliances or divestitures. Sustaining stakeholder value: Extensive risk management expertise, identifying, quantifying and mitigating a broad spectrum of business, financial and market risks faced by a diverse range of clients. Sound corporate governance experience in public, private and not for profit enterprises. Specialties: Empowering leadership | Business acumen | Deep analytical capabilities | Insightful strategic thought | Extensive business development, sales, relationship management and sales team leadership experience | Corporate development expertise | Diverse corporate finance expertise | Sound risk management & corporate governance experience