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Syeda Rimoon Farwa

Gulshan,Bangladesh

Summary

Accomplished professional with expertise in mentoring and training, employee management, and strategic networking. Demonstrates exceptional Excel proficiency and problem-solving skills. Committed to fostering a collaborative work environment and driving organisational success through effective leadership and innovative strategies.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Coordinator-Gender Lens Investing

Truvalu.enterprises Limited
11.2024 - Current
  • Strategic BDS design & implementation: Support the development and execution of a comprehensive BDS strategy
  • Project planning & execution: Oversee the planning, organization, and execution of project activities
  • Stakeholder engagement: Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Promotional activities: Lead efforts to generate awareness of gender lens investing
  • SME & startup identification: Identify and assess women-led SMEs, startups, and impact enterprises
  • Communication & coordination: Maintain regular communication with targeted and potential entrepreneurs
  • Research: Assist the research team with data collection so that a localized GLI tool can be developed

Managing Partner

Urban Ink
04.2017 - 02.2025
  • Responsible for bringing in new clients and managing relationships with them while overseeing the overall execution to ensure timely and quality delivery
  • Managing team performance, celebrating successes and identifying areas to improve
  • Direct staffing requirements, manage priorities and coordinate workflows to uphold productivity objectives

Assistant Vice President

NDB Capital Limited
03.2009 - 03.2017
  • Responsible for the execution of deals (Loan syndications, Preference share issue, Corporate Bond issue, IPO, Equity Placements, Underwriting, Structured Finance, Corporate Advisory)
  • Recognizing unique needs of the clients and structuring product solutions in response to those needs
  • Interpreting and analyzing client information to formulate the structure of prospective transactions
  • Conducting due diligence and evaluating client business plans as well as regulatory requirements for transaction feasibility analysis
  • Performing financial analysis and modeling for valuation of securities and determination of indicative price
  • Developing prospectuses, information memoranda, offer documents, and other materials relevant to execution of transactions
  • Co-coordinating for the client the legal, accounting, regulatory and other necessary work-streams

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

North South University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
01.2008 - 01.2009

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance & Accounting

North South University
01.2005 - 01.2009

A-Levels - Mathematics, Chemistry & Biology

Scholastica School

O-Levels - Mathematics, English, Bengali, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Pure Mathematics & Economics

Scholastica

Skills

  • Mentoring and training
  • Employee management
  • Strategic networking
  • Excel proficiency
  • Problem-solving skills

Certification

  • Bond Markets in South Asia: Theory vs. Market Practice, Regulatory Atmosphere and Development Potentials, 05/2014
  • Structuring & Shariah Issues in Sukuk and Islamic Capital Markets, REDmoney Group, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 03/2014
  • Investment Banking, NDB Investment Bank, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 03/09-04/09

Mentionable Transactions

  • Redeemable Cumulative Preference Share Issue of Summit Barisal Power Limited
  • Redeemable Cumulative Pref Share Issue of Summit Narayanganj Power Unit II Limited
  • Corporate Advisory for arranging a strategic equity partner from Sri Lanka for Lankan Alliance Finance Limited
  • Cross Border project financing through USD Debt Syndication for Lakdhanavi Bangla Power Limited
  • Convertible Coupon Bond issue for BSRM Limited
  • Redeemable Convertible Cumulative Pref Share Issue of Raj Lanka Power Company Limited
  • Corporate Advisory Service to BlackCube Advisory UAE

Timeline

Program Coordinator-Gender Lens Investing

Truvalu.enterprises Limited
11.2024 - Current

Managing Partner

Urban Ink
04.2017 - 02.2025

Assistant Vice President

NDB Capital Limited
03.2009 - 03.2017

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

North South University
01.2008 - 01.2009

Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance & Accounting

North South University
01.2005 - 01.2009

A-Levels - Mathematics, Chemistry & Biology

Scholastica School

O-Levels - Mathematics, English, Bengali, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Pure Mathematics & Economics

Scholastica
Syeda Rimoon Farwa