Bpifrance
Head of Digital Transformation
Socheat Chhay
Advisory, Ex-Cofounder Cybel, Ex-Executive Director @ ETF Securities, Specialist in seed-to-growth, international expansion and managing reps
Advisory, Ex-Cofounder Cybel, Ex-Executive Director @ ETF Securities, Specialist in seed-to-growth, international expansion and managing reps
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Experience
CYBEL CARBON
CEO (Acting CFO/BusDev)
Corporate
Managed country office.
Made business plan and coordinated legal and finance
Raised Round A US$4.6Mln +US$10Mln commitment
Managed budget: +US$1mln/y... more and team of +20
Monitored and transfered US$30mln project
Negotiated exits and closed down company
Product and Bus Dev
Liaise with Scientific Team (Energy, biomass, marine biology) for R&D
US$30Mln purchasing contract
Acquisition of Fortune 500 key clients
Granted permits, licences, tax exemptions, national interest from government
Managed country office.
Made business plan and coordinated legal and finance
Raised Round A US$4.6Mln +US$10Mln commitment
Managed budget: +US$1mln/y... more and team of +20
Monitored and transfered US$30mln project
Negotiated exits and closed down company
Product and Bus Dev
Liaise with Scientific Team (Energy, biomass, marine biology) for R&D
US$30Mln purchasing contract
Acquisition of Fortune 500 key clients
Granted permits, licences, tax exemptions, national interest from government
ETF Securities
Executive Director, early employee, member of partnership
Corporate
Reported directly to the 2 Managing Partners, proposed company business expansion in Europe, US, Asia and GCC countries. Officiated as right-hand of CEO of the... more Japanese office
Business and Product Development
Head Sales efforts which directly led to fund raised in Europe, Asia-Pacific and GCC of US$9bn (out of US$26bn) in 4 years;
Coordinated Launch of +160 funds onto 8 Stock Exchanges with Financial Regulators, Clearing Houses, Market Makers, security services, Lawyers, Tax agents
Reported directly to the 2 Managing Partners, proposed company business expansion in Europe, US, Asia and GCC countries. Officiated as right-hand of CEO of the... more Japanese office
Business and Product Development
Head Sales efforts which directly led to fund raised in Europe, Asia-Pacific and GCC of US$9bn (out of US$26bn) in 4 years;
Coordinated Launch of +160 funds onto 8 Stock Exchanges with Financial Regulators, Clearing Houses, Market Makers, security services, Lawyers, Tax agents
NYSE Euronext
Market Making Manager
Coverage: Uk, France, Netherlands,Belgium,Portugal
Market Maker activity management on 160 ETFs, 9500 Warrants and Certificates (Plain & Exotics), 250 Investment... more Funds, Convertibles
Market Liquidity Monitoring (Price, Depth, Size and Spreads)
Design and Set-up Liquidity scheme on EQD and Underlying products
Business Management & Development of markets ED and underlying products
Support & coordinates launch of products (Business /Legal / Compliance / Operations)
Market Maker activity management on 160 ETFs, 9500 Warrants and Certificates (Plain & Exotics), 250 Investment... more Funds, Convertibles
Market Liquidity Monitoring (Price, Depth, Size and Spreads)
Design and Set-up Liquidity scheme on EQD and Underlying products
Business Management & Development of markets ED and underlying products
Support & coordinates launch of products (Business /Legal / Compliance / Operations)
Employee
Education
About
Achievements
I have been an early employee (#6), senior executive at ETF Securities a highly profitable UK financial service startup turned $1.2bln unicorn (x40 equity return). Under 4 years, ETFS revenues went from US$0 to US$130mln on which I am accountable for 30% of growth, became world's top 8 and raised significant amount in Round A and B from US VCs. I made strategical business and products plan and expanded the company international operation throughout each country of Western Europe, South-East Asia Pacific and GCC either through local operation or strategic parnership. I managed local offices.
I also co-founded an investment holding which invested in a clean technology startup, raised seed, round A and managed Luxemburg and Uruguay office. Our team succesfully made history by launching the world's first flight with microalgae biojetfuel. I managed team of 30 people and budgets of US$1.2mln per year.
Our company received a letter of national interest from Uruguay and US$30mln contracts.
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