Isabel DJOUDÉ
EDUCATION
Sept. 2002 – Jan. 2003: CEMS-MIM Programme, HEC, Paris, France
Oct. 1998 – Dec.2004: University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria
Specialisation: Financial Markets
Thesis: ‘The recent developments in the airline sector with particularly respect to Air France’
June 1998 - Matura (approx A-Levels) at Goethegymnasium, Vienna, Austria
Scientific branch (approx secondary modern school)
1986 – 1995: Lycée International, St Germain en Laye, Paris, France
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb 2008 – present: Bayer MaterialScience China – BMS ICS Subgroup Manager, Shanghai, China
° Overall responsibility for ICS in China for BMS
° Stabilization and continuous improvement of ICS
° Regular reporting to local top management as well as headquarters
° Development of a subgroup wide Standard Risk Model with regards to ICS
° Lead a small team
April 2006 - Jan 2008: Bayer Polyurethanes, Shanghai - ICS Officer, Shanghai, China
° Successful implementation of a centralized Accounts Payable Centre and an electronic AP tool
° Implementation of ICS acc. to SOX requirements: detailed cross-dept. process reengineering, extensive training of local staff, ensured process implementation, follow up of processes
° Achieved ambitious goals in a high-pressure environment (10 months to reach ICS compliance )
° Took over leadership in sub-projects and successfully managed time and tasks
Sept.2005 – Jan. 2006: Transrapid International – Management Trainee, Shanghai, China
° Extensive front office direct client responsibilities
° Co-ordinated high profile conferences and presented Maglev technology
° Participated in Financial Reporting processes
° Successfully worked in a demanding “small-team” environment, to strict deadlines
° Developed strong skills of time management, prioritising and multi-tasking
Jan. – May 2005 : Société Générale – Pan-European Equity Sales Trading Desk, Paris, France
° Extensive front office direct client responsibilities
° Analysed daily flow operations and created presentations to international clients
° Successfully interacted with senior people from various departments to “get the job done”
° Developed good understanding of financial markets and various trading strategies
June – Sept. 2004: Lehman Brothers – Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions , London, Great Britain
° Worked long hours in a dynamic demanding environment of a small M&A team
° Based on my excellent performance, I was included in a live transaction execution team and spent several weeks on a client’s site – performing Due Diligence, Financial Modelling, etc.
° Received excellent reviews and was offered a full-time position at Lehman Brothers in Europe
° Greatly improved attention to detail, Excel and Financial Modelling and Presentation skills
July – Sept. 2002: BNP Paribas – Equity Research, Insurance & Utilities, Paris, France
° Prepared French pension system reporting and financial analysis for a large utility company
° Completed several half-year Financial reports, participated in site-visits (France, Germany)
° Learned the principles of Financial Reporting and financial processes within a large company
° Developed skills of Financial Analysis and strong Excel and Presentation skills
July – August 2001: BNP Paribas – Credit Analysis, Frankfurt, Germany
° Analysed balance sheet, P&L and cash flow statements for large French companies
° Prepared reviews of various industries and companies for senior management
° Learned to summarize and refine large amounts of data into several “key messages”
July 2000 – June 2004: SmartStream Technologies – Support Helpdesk, Vienna, Austria
° Company’s software translation into English and French; Customer support at hotline
° Learned to quickly deal with a large number of “ad-hoc” problems
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
LANGUAGES
GERMAN: mother tongue
FRENCH: bilingual
ENGLISH: fluent (spoken and written)
ITALIAN: good working knowledge
MANDARIN: beginner
COMPUTER SKILLS
Excel, Word, Power Point, Bloomberg, SQL, Lexis Nexis, Factiva, Lotus Notes, Internet
LEISURE
Tennis, Ski (competition), Basketball, Swimming
OTHER
Clean driving licence (Austria, China), Lifeguard Certificate;
Several seminars/workshops: Multicultural Training, Effective Communication & Social Competence; Campus for Finance, Koblenz, January 2004; McKinsey Workshop, May 2004; JP Morgan Workshop, Dec. 2003
