Eric Lorentz

Team leader new development bank (BMZ, Ministry of Finance). The multinational team comprises 40. Our client-centric digital solution improves opportunities identification & transition to long term impact & better risk scoring. We want our client to feel the possible & foster growth thru skilled jobs. We strengthen banks, listen, share practices, contribute creative tools & leverage global standards in risk, credit, governance, digitisation, accessibility, promoting a knowledge ecosystem to help scoring.

Contractual association with Park Madison Partners, a boutique New York-based real estate capital raising and advisory firm focused on the global real assets private equity and alternative investments industry for Sovereign Wealth Funds and Family Offices. Since its formation in 2006, Park Madison has participated in the placement of over $9 billion in real assets equity capital thanks to strong global institutional investor relationships. Individually regulated by FINRA under CRD# 3193111 since 4/3/2016

Middle East Advisor to the founders, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mandelson, member of the House of Lords, ex EU Trade Commissioner and British First Secretary of State as well as Minister in several UK governments and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser co-founder of Moscow's SUP Media and Director of Strategic Communications in the UK Prime Minister's office. GC provides direct counsel and acts as a sounding board for business leaders on business development, public policy, regulations, market-entry, M&A and origination.

Ouro Partners Limited is a specialist investment advisory firm focused on complex mid-sized deals requiring innovative finance and capital raise solutions. The partners have a strong cross-sector transactional and advisory track record with clients from SME's, family offices and start-ups to Sovereigns and with banks, sovereign wealth funds and donors. Ouro Partners consults SME's, family offices and financial institutions on fundraising, strategic planning, Governance Risk and Compliance and AML.

Assisted the Board and management in collaboration with the regulator (Central Bank of Sao Tome e Principe) to bring the bank's governance, procedures, and various policies up to par with local and FATF-GAFI requirements. Special focus on AML/CTF compliance, financial crime detection and forward business strategy. Helped introduce a new retail business strategy to differentiate the bank, adapt it to the local market and to government priorities via Microfinance.

focused on origination of restructuring mandates. Thanks to its long track record and private shareholding, Berenson brings a unique blend of professional excellence and confidentiality to family groups and GRE's looking to optimize their balance sheet, structure complex financings, or acquire and sell businesses in the US, Europe, MENA and Latin America.

Origination of structured finance mandates

Established and led new Business Line across 6 countries keeping costs within budgets; Member of SG Group Ambassadors (top 5% of group employees worldwide); Member of Private Bank's Global Management Committee; Board director of SG Asset Management, Manama, Bahrain

Established ING MENA wealth mgmt; Created a Wealth Management JV in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a local firm;

Director of the company Individually regulated QFCRA ID number 00017 for Executive Governance Function and Senior Executive Function 10/7/06 – 12/2/07

Established first license in the new Qatar Financial Center for Ansbacher Ltd. (London) Developed strategy for QNB/Ansbacher collaboration Handled the highest relationships (Royal Family)

Business development for wealth management (today Barclays Wealth); Team builder and leader (over 60 staff in the UK, Switzerland, the UAE); Opened Dubai, rebuilt London/Geneva MidEast teams (80% new staff, 30 reports); Was the highest individual asset gatherer of the PB (ex-team); Led global team that topped internal rankings in asset gathering, credit margin, ROA; Individually regulated by the FSA (FCA) under ID number EXL01048 1/12/01-22/06/05.

Developed new market segmentation & training support tools for ML worldwide; Reached top producing Relationship Mgr rank in Middle East team in February 1999; Individually regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) New York under FINRA CRD 3193111 25/5/1999 – 10/4/2001

Senior Relationship Manager for Saudi Arabia, Egypt & Gulf in New York then moved to London when JP moved its international private banking activity there; Top placement banker in Private Equity (primarily Saudi merchant families);

Risk Management reviewer/consultant Sao Paulo/Tokyo/London/Sydney; Acting CEO, Libreville, Gabon, & Treasurer in West, Central & North Africa; Shari’a (Islamic) finance trader & built first currency options desk at Citibank Bahrain; Built product programs & procedures of the Wealth Management division treasury in NY;

Management, Finance & Economics GMAT score 99%; Research: • Hospital business in Saudi Arabia; • New product idea: a debit card, Security Pacific Bank; • Emergence of professional headhunting - Korn Ferry International; • Manager of the School's computer center, serving the community 24/24h.

Management, Public Policy and Administration, Art With Distinction and Dean's list

1st year of French DEUG degree (second year cancelled due to renewed civil war)