Kevin Lesch
Nyon
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with extensive expertise in Interest Rate Derivatives, FX products, and client relationship management. Proven track record in business development and effective communication, successfully cultivating strong relationships with major banks, and executing high-value transactions in fast-paced, competitive environments.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Desk Head / EM Broker
GFI Group
Nyon
12.2011 - Current
- Oversaw teams responsible for various currencies such as HUF, CZK, and TRY in Desk Head role.
Specialized in Interest Rate Derivatives including IRS, FRAs, Basis, XCCY, and local government bonds. - Cultivate strong client relationships with individual EM Bank Traders across major and local banks.
- Ranked among top earners for multiple years across EM
- Involved in managerial duties of the desk including regularly reviewing all relationships on the desk , reviewing brokerage fees, communicating strategy to team members , integrating various Electronic Trading Platforms into the business and all contract negotiations
EM Interdealer Broker
Continental Capital Markets
Nyon
03.2005 - 08.2011
- Pivotal in building and advancing a Medium-Term Turkish Desk concentrating on TRY Interest Rate Derivatives including XCCY Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps, Basis Swaps, FRAs, and Local Govt Bonds.
- Established and developed relationships with various traders involved in the trading of TRY products at International Banks
- Ranked as top individual earner at firm, achieving brokerage exceeding $2 million in year.
Institutional Fixed Income Sales
Morgan Stanley
Boston
07.1999 - 02.2005
- Worked as part of a two-person team on Institutional Sales Desk, specializing in Municipal Bonds.
- Cultivated business relationships with banks, mutual funds, money managers, and insurance companies
- Acquired orders and delivered account indications to underwriters to enhance structuring and selling of new issues
- Executed daily transactions to fulfill accounts’ Buy and Sell requirements while enhancing Morgan Stanley’s inventory
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Syracuse University
Martin J. Whitman School Of Management05-1999
Skills
- Interest Rate Derivatives
- Foreign Exchange Trading
- Electronic trading platforms
- Client relationship management
- Team leadership
- Financial products knowledge
- Client acquisition
- Bloomberg professional
- Business development
- Effective communication
- Business strategy
- Regulatory compliance
Affiliations
- Skiing, Running, Cycling, Reading, Podcasts
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Desk Head / EM Broker
GFI Group
12.2011 - Current
EM Interdealer Broker
Continental Capital Markets
03.2005 - 08.2011
Institutional Fixed Income Sales
Morgan Stanley
07.1999 - 02.2005
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Syracuse University