OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET :
AN INTERNAL TEAM OF 20 FULL-TIME EXPERT TRAINERS
Who are they?
Former top corporate and investment bankers cumulating an
experience of 291 years of international professional experience
Professional lecturers cumulating 74 years of training experience
…to give you the best of both worlds: experts in the field able
to communicate knowledge efficiently.
Their missions
Designing courses and teaching material, consulting for tailormade
solutions
Facilitating our 200 seminars
Selecting and coaching consulting expert practitioners
Liaising with FIRST FINANCE worldwide offices
R&D: detecting new trends, products or methods, updating
courses
Organisation
The team is organised in 7 divisions led by specialists in the field:
FINANCIAL MARKET PRODUCTS:
8 people led by Fabrice GUEZ, ENSAE
Fabrice GUEZ was head of Interest Rate and FX options for
Societe Generale in Tokyo, Singapore and New-York. His team
members are former traders and quants educated at renowned
schools of derivatives.
ASSET MANAGEMENT – PRIVATE BANKING:
2 people led by Mark SINSHEIMER, CFA
Mark SINSHEIMER, CFA, is the former Marketing Director of CL
Asset Management.
ALM - RISK MANAGEMENT:
2 people led by Bruno CASSIANI, ENSAE
Bruno CASSIANI was head of Interest Rate Options trading and
risk manager for Credit Lyonnais in Paris and head of Fixed-
Income Derivatives for Credit Lyonnais in Hong-Kong. On top of
his current assignment for FIRST FINANCE, he is the risk manager
of a hedge fund.
OPERATIONS:
3 people led by Marc SALVAT, Mines, Paris
Marc SALVAT was head of the treasury&FX back and middle
offices for Societe Generale and former COO of Lyxor Asset
Management.
CORPORATE FINANCE:
2 people led by Mireille MARTINI, ESSEC and Chicago University
Mireille MARTINI, formerly head of project finance for CDC, worked
for the EBRD in London and Moscow
SALES & MANAGEMENT:
2 people led by Beatrice GUYNAMANT, HEC
Beatrice GUYNAMANT was senior Human Resources Officer for
FORTIS IM
REAL ESTATE:
Helene CHARDOILLET, Harvard University
Helene CHARDOILLET was Project Developer for HINES, investment
and property management firm.