Ekaterina Khan
Trade & Export Finance, Structured Finance
Bad Vilbel
Summary
Skilled Trade Finance Specialist, who excels at maximizing sales in Trade and Structured Finance. With a sharp focus on leveraging resources, product knowledge, and client orientation, to drive exceptional results. With top-notch communication, time management, and customer service skills, who can deliver outstanding outcomes with efficiency and precision
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
Vice President / Guarantee and Product Solution
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Frankfurt Branch
7 2020 - Current
- Marketing and handling of bank Guarantees/LCs/Money Market and deposits by promoting guarantee business with European clients
- Negotiation of Guarantee Facilities in structuring suitable solutions for European corporate clients
- Product Implementation and Improvement by continuously improving existing trade finance products and staying updated with market trends and client needs
- Support, development, and implementation of new trade finance solutions by assisting in the development of new trade finance solutions
- Mentoring and training by providing guidance and support to junior members of the team, sharing knowledge and expertise to help develop their skills, and assisting in their professional growth and career development
Manager TEF FI /Associate Director
VTB Bank (Europe) SE
08.2015 - 06.2020
- Trade and Export Finance FI, Development of Trade and Export Finance within the bank
- Origination and Structuring of TEF deals with financial institutions and corporate clients (Letters of Credit (LC)/Guarantees/Irrevocable Reimbursement Undertakings/trade-related loans/post-financing/discounting/risk participation agreements etc.)
- TEF business development with financial institutions (FI) / Area of coverage: CIS, Turkey, and Western Europe
- Actively cooperate with partner FIs under Master Risk Participation Agreements (MRPA), increasing the number of partners and facilitating existing limits utilization with trade finance deals from the secondary market
- Development of LC confirmation and discounting/Receivables Financing business with companies local and international corporate clients
AML/Compliance/Fraud, Sanction Analyst
Aareal Bank AG
03.2015 - 07.2015
- Processing of potential sanction matches in payments and support in Customer Due Diligence in the KYC process
- Execution of special control actions for monitoring the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Law, support and assistance of colleagues in Sanction and AML topics
- Transaction Monitoring/ AML/ Compliance, Conduct alert investigation (transaction monitoring) using global standard policies, procedures, regulations, and tools to detect any suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing activity
- Conduct full research and detailed verification of corporate clients, conduct enhanced due diligence, escalation of suspicious activities, and provide support for the escalation
- Build and adapt knowledge of money laundering processes by providing direction and guidance and assist staff with the most complex aspects of work necessary, ad-hoc tasks in the support of the Compliance Department
AML/ComplianceSpecialist
VTB Bank (Deutschland) AG
11.2013 - 12.2014
- Research/Monitoring especially trade and financing transactions and performing Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedures for ensuring full compliance with BaFIN and international regulators
- Preparing inquiries within the scope of AML/Compliance requirements to correspondent banks and analysis of provided information
- Conducting analysis and investigations as a part of monitoring and verification activity, especially for risky destinations such as offshore or sanctioned countries
- Supporting and advising other departments about anti-money laundering and compliance issues, creation of new policies, and updating old ones
- Projects: Implementation of the Whistleblowing Process in VTB Bank (Deutschland) AG
Education
Master in Finance
Goethe Business School / Goethe University
Frankfurt Am Main 2019.04 - 2021.01
Master of Arts - International Business and Management
Osnabrück University of Applied Science
Osnabrück 09.2011 - 2013.10
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Accounting
Kazakh Institute of Management, Research
Almaty, Kazakhstan 01.2009 - 2011.01
Transfer Student - Business Administration, Finance
International Business School (IBS) “Kelajak Ilmi
Tashkent 09.2005 - 2008.10
Skills
Certified Trade Finance Professional since July 2023
undefinedTimeline
Manager TEF FI /Associate Director
VTB Bank (Europe) SE
08.2015 - 06.2020
AML/Compliance/Fraud, Sanction Analyst
Aareal Bank AG
03.2015 - 07.2015
AML/ComplianceSpecialist
VTB Bank (Deutschland) AG
11.2013 - 12.2014
Master of Arts - International Business and Management
Osnabrück University of Applied Science
09.2011 - 2013.10
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Accounting
Kazakh Institute of Management, Research
01.2009 - 2011.01
Transfer Student - Business Administration, Finance
International Business School (IBS) “Kelajak Ilmi
09.2005 - 2008.10
Vice President / Guarantee and Product Solution
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Frankfurt Branch
7 2020 - Current
Master in Finance
Goethe Business School / Goethe University
2019.04 - 2021.01
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