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Alexis Fountzoulas

Head Of Portfolio Management at Barclays

London, England

Performance driven Senior Vice President with over 21 years of work experience on leading change, transformation, restructuring and driving continuous improvement on end-to-end processes in financial services and in industry. Worked for General Electric, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and currently working in Barclays as Head of Portfolio. Possess Executive MBA, Masters in Operations Management, Bachelors in Engineering with Prince 2 Practitioner, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Scrum Master Certification.

Experienced in leading global teams both direct and virtual, overseeing portfolio of regulatory and strategic projects, driving change with excellent senior stakeholder management at C-level, communication and negotiation skills and ability to build and develop internal and external relationships. Self-motivated, analytical and passionate who thrives in challenging working environments, identify opportunities for improvement and being quick to assimilate new ideas and develop creative solutions to complex problems, thinking strategically and acting tactically.

Specialties: Portfolio Management, Programme Management Office, Business Strategy, Business Development, Operations Management, Sales and Marketing, Lean Six Sigma Process Improvements, Restructuring, Project Management, Change, International Experience, Languages

Certificates: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Prince 2 Practitioner Level, Scrum Master

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Experience:

• Vice President Senior Consultant Change Technology and Operations (Bank of America Merrill Lynch)
• Vice President Programme Management Office (PMO) Treasury and Treasury Operations (Barclays Investment Bank)
• Global Process Leader- Cash (GE Energy)
• EMEA Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (GE Infrastructure)
• Vice President Delivery Lead PMO Wealth & Investments and Private Bank and Overseas Services (Barclays)
• Global Sales Operations Manager (GE Enterprise Solutions)
• Head Of Portfolio Management (Barclays)

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