Sara Recke

Associate managing a portfolio of multinational companies as well as real estate across the D-A-CH, BeNeLux and Nordics region.

Took a gap year after relocationg to Germany and immersed myself into the German language and culture.

Real Estate workout officer at Bank of America. Worked on the restructuring, modifications and resolutions of distressed debt. Managed a portfolio of $400mln across the United States and was a subject matter expert for various compliance related projects (KYC, AML & CCAR). KNOWN FOR: -Resolutions of more than $200mln in 5 years and eclipsing the 2017 year objective -Developing process & procedures for analyzing large portfolios of legacy loans -Develop, negotiate and execute workout plans

Portfolio officer in the CREB Select division of Bank of America. Managed a portfolio of $240mln covering 100 notes across the United States including loans from the Merrill Lynch acquisition. KNOWN FOR: -Accelerated revenue growth of more than $1.8mln in 1 year through increased fees, pricing and cross-sales -Negotiate and execute new business and loan modifications -Analyzing financial statements and preparing presentations to senior and credit management

Credit Products Officer in the Real Estate Banking group of Bank of America in Troy, MI. Built and serviced relationships with new and existing clients while managing a portfolio of $150mln. KNOWN FOR -Comprehensive financial analysis - project finance, corporate finance, public & private REITS -Maintained an additional portfolio of $200mln during colleagues maternity leave -Implemented the on boarding of a new financial statement collection software in Michigan & Chicago

After rotating in different divisions in the credit analyst program, I was promoted into the Commercial Real Estate division at LaSalle Bank (predecessor of Bank of America). In this role, I underwrote loans ranging in size from $1mln to multi-million dollar syndications, lines of credit, construction loans, mortgage loans, term loans and letters of credit.

Started with LaSalle Bank (predecessor to Bank of America) in the 3-month Credit Training Program which tested and developed skills in accounting, financial analysis, cash flow analysis and risk management. -One year of lending and analyst experience in urban and community lending in Detroit, MI -Worked with many non-profits and urban developers in the downtown Detroit market -Specialized in working with alternative equity programs - market tax credit, historic tax credit, etc

Executive MBA in Integrative Management -Graduated with honors -International Business Immersion - China -Recipient of the 2014 Financial Executives International Award for Outstanding Finance and Accounting Student