Problem Solver
E E Koroni
My strongest contribution to any team /task force facing a challenge would be (a) setting a time horizon and mapping result expectations against it along with the stakeholder/client, and (b) establishing from the outset that each and any assignment should have a distinct beginning, middle and end. Rolling assignments are, to my mind, disorientating to those who are seeking specific & measurable results within the agreed time frame, so I prefer to work with short- to mid- term achievable targets/milestones (in sequence if necessary).
In terms of hierarchy, I am happy to take on the senior role and responsibility in managing a project or alternatively can work well within a multi-disciplinary team,bearing a distinct role. Either way, I have a strong sense of accountability for what I undertake and expect the team to be like-minded with or without my leadership.
In terms of hierarchy, I am happy to take on the senior role and responsibility in managing a project or alternatively can work well within a multi-disciplinary team,bearing a distinct role. Either way, I have a strong sense of accountability for what I undertake and expect the team to be like-minded with or without my leadership.
Areas E E Koroni is Knowledgeable in:
Charity Sector, Financial Services Sector, Emerging Markets, Developing Markets, Corporate Strategy & Restructuring, Interim Troubleshooting. Expatriate assignments are of particular interest, especially in troubleshooting and interim roles.
Techniques E E Koroni Uses:
Situational Leadership, in project management: Mingle, CPA if required. I have developed and gradually rely more on intuitive ways of assessing Human Capital and establishing early on during each project a clear relationship with all stakeholders, which usually serves as a good common denominator among multi-disciplinary advisory teams and task groups.
E E Koroni's Problem Solving Skills:
- Corporate troubleshooter
- CEO/General Manager SMEs (Financial Services sector)
- Led teams (management) & finance in 5 different countries/cultures
- Interim management experience :start-ups
- Interim management experience : companies in distress
- Corporate re-orientation & implementation of strategic shift
- Emerging market srategic planning & bussiness development
- Strong financial modelling skills in Excel, Quantrix
- Financial Services experience
- (Animal) Charity Sector restructuring investigative restructuring work
E E Koroni's Problem Solving Experience:
- Set up investment banking boutiques in 2 emerging market economies; no precedent in one, little western-type precedent in the other.
- Turned around an ailing brokerage house post-takeover in an EMEA developing economy (ex-Pt role), going from 4 employees to 22 in 18 months. Re-defined the activities to include investment boutique operations, targeted at foreign investors
- Corporate credit relationship management & aggressive expansion of mid-cap client base. Top achiever in department as Senior Relationship Manager, with effective increase of utilized credit lines under management in excess of 400% within 2 years.
- Starting from a local volunteer position at the local branch of a leading animal charity, I investigated ways to restructure functions and strengthen financial viability, culminating in a report that offered practical solutions and immediate feasibility to increase financial capacity to rescue by 35%-50%. Troubleshooting for efficiency in the UK Charity Sector is at the top of my current work priorities.
- Planned and executed a 35,000 mile 18-month Land Rover expedition around Africa (20 countries in the West, South and East of the continent), which culminated in the drafting of the first feasibility study and strategic business plan for the set-up of what is currently a NatGeo-accredited and short-listed expedition travel company.