THIERRY ELIAS 12 West 72nd Street, #7B * New York, New York 10023 M: 347-409-4653 * H: 212-496-5182 SENIOR FX TRADER

* Bottom line-driven, senior-level Trader with 15+ years of progressive responsi bility in foreign exchange market trading for multi-billion dollar companies. * Desk Creator originating, managing, and growing desks. * Incisive analyst and flexible communicator interacting seamlessly with interna l and external clients, measurably achieving corporate objectives. * Decisive leader excelling in staff management, training, and mentoring. * Granted a green card as an EU citizen. * Fluent in French and English. Foreign Exchange Trading * Desk Creation, Management * Electronic Platforms * Ri sk Management Sales & Revenue Growth * Client Relations * Staff Management * Cold Calling * Cu stomer Service * P&L PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NATIXIS, New York, New York * 2006-2010 Head of Spot FX Trading Managed EUR, CHF, Scandies, MXN, ZAR, TRY, HUF, PLN, and CZK trades for a bank w ith a $14B market capitalization. Administered P&L averaging $3M. Oversaw a FX s alesperson and 2 traders, mentoring and coaching them to consistently achieve ex pressed goals. Select Achievements: * Captured $1M in additional revenue and expanded customer portfolio by acquirin g 2 new major clients. * Achieved measurable sales growth each year, thriving despite challenging econo mic times. * Petitioned and eventually secured headquarters approval to recruit a senior sa les team, stabilizing internal operations and elevating customer service quality . GLOBAL FX REMOTE GROUP, New York, New York * 2005 FX Manager Directed FX spot trading as the manager of 8 Junior Traders specializing in EUR, JPY and GBP. Educated staff on Foreign Exchange markets, including the intricac ies of trading. Tracked their compliance with risk management protocols as dicta ted by corporate policy. * Generated quantifiable profits despite the difficulties of the small, privatel y owned company. YANGAMBI CORP., New York, New York * 2003-2004 Founder Traded FX markets, taking positions on G-10 currencies.

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BNP PARIBAS, New York, New York * 1993-2003 Director, Head of FX Transaction Desk (1999-2003) Originated the New York desk, deftly managing hedging transactions valued at <$3 M as part of customer, global order book, e-commerce, and interbank trades. Ran the customer desk for internal clients with deals of various amounts. Supervised 3 traders. Select Achievements: * Helped pioneer the entity's electronic platform in collaboration with the Lond on-based development group. * Shattered budget projections, producing $7M-$12M (EUR) in sales over 3 years. * Tapped to manage the Paris desk due to demonstrated success in managing New Yo rk operations. Note: Additionally worked as a Senior FX Trader in Brussels, Belgium, and Paris, France. Full details upon request.

EDUCATION Post-graduate program in Business Administration, C.E.P.A.C. Concentration: Corporate Management Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Ingeniorat Commercial Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Liege, Liege, Belgium

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