Fodhil Benturquia

Co-founded and launched MarkaVIP.com
Created from scratch the Sourcing and co-created the Logistic, the Warehousing and the Call Center departments
Closed sourcing deals with the major brands and distributors in the Middle East, Italy, France and China
Created and implemented the Sourcing strategy and the internal documents (Purchase Order, Campaign Schedule...)
Established operational procedures and guidelines for all the departments
Hired, trained and managed 9 persons across 3 departments
Provided in-depth visibility on operations work and status
Planed budgets, managed costs and prepared the reports for the board meetings

Co-Developed the financial model for a new technology using waste to create energy, Capital Needed: 7MUSD
Worked closely with ENPARC (Dubai) and MASDAR (Abu Dhabi) to develop this technology in the UAE
Pitched this project to both institutional and private investors in the Middle East - Status: On Hold

Co-developped the financial model of an Ecommerce company for the Middle East, Capital Needed: 5.5MUSD
Realized the logistics feasability study for the products shipment, Got the pre-agreements with brands and distributors
Pitched this project to Venture Capital Funds in Europe and Middle East - Status: On Going

Developped the financial model for the Online private shopping club MarkaVIP.com, Capital Needed: 4MUSD
Pitched this project to both institutional and private investors in the Middle East
Raised funding for the 1st round of investment
Co-Founder and Business Development Manager

Performed Financial Statement Analysis of listed and non listed companies
Responsible for deals follow up, client presentations, management meetings, preparation of credit applications (syndicated loans, club deals, bilateral loans etc.)
Conducted financial, legal and operational due diligence
Liaised with business lines and support teams with regards to products, risk, KYC and compliance
Prepared researches on banking sector and Financial Institutions in the Middle East
Developed business with existing and new clients (Islamic and conventional) in the UAE
Contributed to the succes of the team targets across the following products: Structured Products with underlying as equities and currencies, Interest Rate Swaps, Master agreements for treasury placements (Murabaha deposits), Distribution mandates, Debt Structuration, ETFs, Custodian mandates, Financing

Prepared researches on banking sector and Financial Institutions in the emerging markets.
Preparation of credit applications (syndicated loans, club deals, bilateral loans etc.).
Overviewed a portfolio of 42 accounts representing a financing amount of €400m.