Grigori Garbouzov
Angestellt, Director, Trade Export Finance, VTB Bank (Europe) SE
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
About me
20+ years of experience in strategy, investments, transactional banking, trade finance and corporate finance, EMBA 2024 candidate
Timeline
Professional experience for Grigori Garbouzov
Current 4 years and 11 months, since Nov 2018
Director, Trade Export Finance
VTB Bank (Europe) SE
Leading sales of transactional and trade finance solutions. Producing market research, country reviews, administering reviews of legal documentation and contributing targeted advice on bank strategy. Conducting assessments of potential business opportunities vs macro/credit risks in various regions. Overseeing and facilitating participation in syndicated facilities within primary and secondary markets. Tracking and evaluating applicable regulatory changes. Ownership of P&L of a Trade Finance desk at a Bank
4 years and 10 months, Oct 2013 - Jul 2018
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
BELARUSIAN POTASH COMPANY
Managed working capital of a global commodity trading firm (sales USD 2.5bn). Regulated treasury operations including cash flows, monthly, annual forecasts, budgeting, external financing. Cultivated partnerships with global top-tier banks and regional importers. Verified regulatory compliance, sanctions, credit risks, controlled cross-border payments. Ensured the maintenance of marine and cargo insurance with global brokers and underwriters. Implemented ERP system leveraging operational efficiency.
3 years and 3 months, Oct 2009 - Dec 2012
Managing Director
SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND OF OMAN (SGRF)
Supervised the development of a mixed-use real-estate greenfield project with an overall cost $300m. Headed property, financial, legal, and technical consultants and conducted feasibility assessments, engineering, and ecological evaluations, managed municipal approvals, pre-design stage completion. Performed business valuation and risks mitigation, DCF financial modelling, scenario planning, IRR calculation. Secured the signing of investment agreement with the Belarusian government.
3 years and 8 months, Feb 2006 - Sep 2009
SENIOR ECONOMIST, DEPUTY HEAD OF FINANCE
BELARUSIAN POTASH COMPANY
Similar functions as during 2013-2018 but with less leadership responsibilities
5 years and 4 months, Sep 2000 - Dec 2005
Economist, senior economist
PRIORBANK, RBI GROUP (AUSTRIA)
Fixed income, trade finance, microfinance, international payments
Educational background for Grigori Garbouzov
Current 1 year and 1 month, since Sep 2022
Executive MBA
Frankfurt Business School of Finance and Management
24 years and 9 months, Sep 1995 - May 2020
Public finance
Belarusian State Economic University
Finance, Banking, Financial Modelling, Management, Public Finance, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Taxation, Law, Economical Theory etc.
Languages
Russian
First language
English
Fluent
German
Intermediate