Nationality: Polish
Location: Wroclaw, Poland

Describe your current role

I am a manager on the actuarial team. My responsibilities include initiating, supporting and supervising the work done by our actuarial analysts. My other activities include managing client relationships and making presentations to them. From time to time, I support the team with my IT capabilities, which include VBA, SQL and PLSQL. I am also proficient in actuarial software such as Axis. In addition, my prior actuarial experience with a leading insurer in Poland helps me think from a client's perspective.

Describe in detail any important achievements?

My achievements are the result of the in-depth actuarial experience I have. I have had an opportunity to train, mentor and coach other team members in life insurance actuarial work. My prior experience has also helped me communicate with my team in an effective fashion. At times it also gives me an opportunity to influence how some client deliverables have to be interpreted and executed.

What do you like about your job?

The insurance business is usually specific to regional conditions and the economy. We work with companies from all over the world. Thus, I have a possibility to get to know the practical side of actuarial work in many regions at top insurance companies. Further, in the era of KPOs, the way we integrate technology and personal client interaction is truly astounding, particularly for someone like me who has only worked with people who are right in front of me. Last and but not least is the work culture and people at Irevna. Irevna lets me operate in an open environment where people are willing to help.

What is your background?

I graduated from Wroclaw University of Technology in 2005. I studied math with a specialty in statistic. In 2008, I completed the exams to become a certified actuary in Poland. Before joining Irevna in 2009, I worked for three years simultaneously at two medium-sized insurance companies, TU Europa and TU na Zycie EUROPA, the P&C and life divisions of the Europa Group. I was responsible for pricing, reserving reporting and the development of the life business. I worked with bank assurance products, unit linked products, endowments and structured products.

Nationality: Indian
Location: Hong Kong

Describe your work at Irevna?

I handle business development and client relationship management for Irevna in the Asia Pacific region, which includes Australia. I am based in Hong Kong and my responsibilities include new client acquisition, the management and maintenance of revenue from existing clients, and maintaining revenue growth throughout the region. I have been in this role for the past two years at Irevna. Previously, for six years I was with CRISIL Research, another division within CRISIL Ltd.

Describe in detail any important achievements?

I like working with the people (delivery), for the people (clients) and by the people (my business development team). Considering that I manage a diverse region, the greatest thrill that I get from this role (which I am quite passionate about) is understanding people from different cultures and their attitude towards what I am selling. I believe culture, amongst other factors, plays an important role in whether a prospect will consider a service or not, even though it might be obvious that there is a commercial benefit.

Describe your background?

I have a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and Masters in Management Studies Degree from the Mumbai University. I joined CRISIL as a management trainee in 2002 and I have been in business development at CRISIL for eight years. I was also on secondment with Standard & Poor's for six months in Singapore to develop a joint business development operation for CRISIL Research's products and services in the Asia-Pacific region.

Nationality: Indian
Location: Chennai, India

Describe your current role?

My current role is to manage and maintain the server infrastructure of Irevna. My role requires the utmost concentration and in-depth planning for each change to the server infrastructure. I and my team also provide immediate attention around the clock when a break down of service occurs. I am responsible 24X7 for server infrastructure deliverables across geographies with minimal downtime. I also create new technologies to achieve business requirements with minimal investment.

Describe the various roles you have been involved in?

I joined Irevna in October of 2004 as an assistant engineer providing desktop, server and network support. In 2006 I was promoted to system administrator and started to focus on server infrastructure. In 2009, I was promoted to team leader for server infrastructure.

Mention some IT initiatives you have worked on?

I was involved in the migration of our IT infrastructure from our old office to the new facility in 2005. I was also responsible for the implementation of Exchange 2007 with geographical clusters. There were very few implemented geo-clusters in production in 2007. Finally I implemented the virtualization technology for our server in 2009.

Describe your background?

I have a diploma in electrical and electronics engineering and completed a hardware and networking course at Accel IT. I started my carrier with Care Computers in 2002 as a desktop support engineer.

Nationality: Indian
Location: Chennai, India

Describe your current responsibilities?

I currently support a client's global database team which provides 24X5 coverage across 3 regions. This team is supported by Irevna from India and Argentina. I coordinate the India-Argentina relationship with the client's team through weekly governance calls and by managing the introduction of new processes to the team.

Apart from this I manage associates who have dedicated roles in the equity and credit verticals or who work on ad hoc projects. I am actively involved in managing all the new roles and transitioning new associates into older roles. I also handle the compliance and audit functions. I ensure that all client-related requirements in terms of compliance are adhered to and that periodic client visits or audits are organized successfully.

Describe the various roles you have been involved in at Irevna?

I have been part of the brand building team. The team is involved in promoting the "Irevna" brand by writing articles for magazines or newspapers to improve Irevna's visibility. We also help build relationships with various industrial forums like The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM).

Describe in detail an important achievement?

I was involved in a project where I had to complete about 300 models in 18 days. In addition to the tight deadline, we faced multiple changes in requirements at the client end. It was literally like an assembly line with each member contributing. The project turned out to be very successful and helped us win the Irevna "Execution Excellence Award".

Describe your background including both previous employment and education?

I am a Bachelor of Commerce and became a chartered accountant in May 2003. Prior to Irevna I was working at a global bank where I worked in the retail banking operation. I handled the account opening division at the bank. The work involved streamlining the process and reducing the turnaround time to open an account.

Nationality: South African
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Describe your current role and what are your responsibilities?

I am currently an associate for an analyst who covers the electronic supply chain industry. Being an associate means that I need to keep my analyst informed of any current news related to the industry, such as earnings releases, technology conferences, and other important events. This requires that I be on top of everything that happens to the covered companies and their respective customers and suppliers.

I am also responsible for preparing all the models during earnings season and entering the data points from the respective company's financial statements. My analyst gives me the freedom to suggest any changes that can be implemented to improve the models. Furthermore, I need to prepare templates for each earnings notes, which describe the impact that the quarterly releases had on each company.

Describe the various roles you have been involved in at Irevna?

Before this role, I started out in an ad hoc project for another client that involved preparing a daily news wrap. The role comprised of writing about important economic releases, such as GDP, employment and CPI figures, across the globe as well as listing upcoming events for the following day. I also needed to describe the main drivers of European and US equities, US and Australian bond markets, and agricultural commodity and metal futures contracts.

Have you had the opportunity to work on a global project at Irevna?

I was part of a team composed of members from Irevna's India and Argentina delivery centers, which was responsible for preparing and delivering daily news wraps during a trial period of one month. The trial was successful and the client decided to award the contract to Irevna. It was very gratifying to see the reward for all of the effort we put into that project.

Tell us about your background in South Africa?

I grew up in South Africa, in Johannesburg, where I completed my studies at the University of Johannesburg and graduated with a B.Com (Honours) Investment Management Degree. Thereafter, I completed the three levels of the CFA examination and immigrated to Argentina, where I began working at Irevna.

Nationality: Indian
Location: Chennai, India

Describe your current role. What does your role require and what are your responsibilities?

As a member of the equity strategy team, I study the drivers of the S&P500 index and provide medium-term trading ideas to investors. Our onshore analyst expects us to work on new ideas from scratch and analyze raw data to draw inferences about select topics. I have worked on a wide range of topics including the impact of oil prices on markets, the effect of risk aversion on currencies, and the impact of trade balance on currency pairs.

Unlike the more focused field or sector analysis roles in which most of my colleagues work, my role as an equity strategy associate provides me with an opportunity to utilize a broader understanding of subjects such as economics, finance and quantitative analysis. With a good mix of practical and theoretical challenges, I feel that this role gives me an all round understanding of the equity domain.

Describe the previous roles you have been involved in?

Prior to joining the current team I was working with the derivatives team out of London. My responsibilities as a member of the equity derivatives IT team included developing templates to value and estimate risk attributes of complex financial derivative products, understanding new releases in the trading platform, and enhancing its capabilities. As a senior member of the team, I was responsible for the team's output in India and training the entire team.

Describe in detail an important achievement?

During my earlier role in currency research, I was required to take over the role from an associate who had worked for another vendor. I was provided three months to learn many models. Within 6 weeks I became proficient in these models and was providing all the updates to the analyst myself. The analyst appreciated this achievement with a five out of five score in my customer satisfaction survey

What do you like about your job?

The most challenging or interesting part of my job is that I am not restricted to any one sector or one model. The requests that I get from the client are usually quite varied. Furthermore, the freedom the analyst gives to explore new ideas provides me with an immense learning opportunity.

Describe your background?

I graduated from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University specializing in chemical engineering, after which I went to complete my Postgraduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore with a focus on finance. I then joined a leading bank as a market risk analyst studying its foreign exchange, bullion, and credit portfolios. I also completed the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) examinations and completed a 2-year diploma course in German.

Nationality: Indian
Location: Chennai, India

Describe your current role?

I work in the derivatives IT domain which requires me to have a good understanding of our client's business workflows along with expertise in cutting edge technology. My responsibilities demand excellent analytical skills, strong inter-personnel skills, project management experience, and an understanding of technology. I need to understand my client's requirements regarding process automation, system upgrades, sub-systems integration and business migration from one system to another.

Describe in detail an important achievement?

It is not unusual for us to pro-actively make suggestions or work on some areas that lead to improvements in a client's operational efficiency or business processes. While it is normal for us to do this, the client considers it special.

What do you like about your job?

The best thing I like about my job is the regular sense of satisfaction that results from achieving your client's visions and goals. The opportunity to use all my skills to understand a client's current state of business and contribute significantly is what makes my work special.

What is your background?

I had cleared my B.E in Electronics in 1997 with distinction. I have close to twelve years of IT experience largely in the finance domain, with over six years of experience managing critical and complex projects. I was previously employed as a manager with NSE.IT Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India.

Nationality: Indian
Location: Chennai, India

Describe your role?

I co-lead the research vertical globally across the equity, credit and business research domains. I also lead the training function at Irevna and manage Argentina operations. My role requires me to be in regular touch with clients and to provide solutions to their requirements. In his role, I am responsible for the growth of the vertical and ensuring the team delivers superior value to our clients.

This role also allows me to develop strong relationships with a number of stakeholders. Not only am I responsible for strengthening Irevna's ties with clients, I am equally responsible for developing long-term bonds with our employees. I am able to interact with large teams across geographies and as a consequence I am often found working out of my travel kit. Furthermore, I like coaching the next layer of leaders and developing them into successful professionals.

Describe the various roles you have been involved in at Irevna?

I joined Irevna in 2004 and started on an independent equity research team tracking companies in the pharmaceutical sector. I became the manager of the team within a year. Since then, I have managed a number of relationships across business domains such as consulting, business research, investment banking, equity, and credit research. I was promoted as a head of a division in 2007. I have also been associated with the recruitment team from 2006 to 2008.

Describe an important achievement at Irevna?

In early 2008, I took charge of the training team and conceptualized the idea of a one-month long dedicated training program for new recruits. The 'boot-camp' program teaches the practical skills required to work in the industry and has received praise from managers as well as new recruits within the firm. Irevna's clients have also recognized the program's effectiveness, and we have received requests from some of them to allow their fresh recruits to participate in this program. Irevna's trainers have conducted training sessions for managers at some of India's leading financial institutions. I was recognized for my efforts with the "Outstanding Contribution to CRISIL's Success" award in 2008.

What do you like about your job?

The team is really fantastic. I am fortunate to have worked with some of the smartest people around. I always feel that everyone really cares for me as an individual, and over a period of time, I have built a number of strong bonds with my colleagues at Irevna.

I also like the flexibility of thinking and applying my thoughts to an ever changing business environment. My job provides me with enough freedom to operate and take decisions. At the same time, this system provides the necessary support I need to perform better.

Describe your background?

I hold an M. Tech in Mathematics and Computing from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and a post graduate in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. I worked with the Times of India Group in Mumbai before joining Irevna.

I also have a variety of international experience. As part of my engineering curriculum, I interned with the University of Amsterdam. During my management course, I spent a semester at the Jonkoping International Business School in Sweden.

Nationality: Indian
Location: London, United Kingdom

Describe your current role?

My role includes development and support for a next generation trade booking and valuation technology. I am the key developer of the valuation templates for the trades booked using the new technology. My role requires an understanding of both product and the trading system. Apart from technical expertise, I also need to have good communication skills since I need to communicate regularly with the client's trading desk, product control personnel, and middle office in addition to the business managers.

Describe the various roles you have been involved in at Irevna?

I manage a team of eight resources involved in FO support, QA, and Release. I also take an active part in quality control programs at Irevna's London office. I was involved in the roll out of the Quality Task Force program and the launch of the Kaizen quality initiative. I have also been leading the trade book migration team for the last two years. The team has successfully migrated more than 30 trade books in London.

What do you like about your Job?

I have the opportunity to learn about derivatives and the client gives me a lot of freedom and respect, which motivates me to perform better everyday.

Please describe your background including both previous employment and education?

I studied industrial engineering at Anna University, Chennai. I then worked with Rane Madras Ltd as a junior engineer. I completed my MBA from BIM, Trichy after which I joined Symphony Services, Bangalore as an associate consultant. The job involved marketing analytics. I have been with Irevna for around four years now.

Nationality: Indian
Location: Chennai, India

What does your role require and what are your responsibilities?

I am working in the derivatives group at Irevna. My present role includes template updating, trading system monitoring/support, and tool and viewing template development for the trading desk. This requires a thorough understanding of derivatives products, risk calculation and trading systems along with a basic understanding of IT tools like VBA.

Another responsibility is to ensure the team's end result meets the high quality standards set by Irevna and our client. Since we work directly with a trader, my goal is gain more confidence and trust from the client so we expand the project by expanding the team. I am also expected to train new associates who join our team and make certain they have a clear understanding of the project.

Describe any new initiatives you are working on?

In Q4 of 2009, our team expanded its responsibilities to regions outside New York. Our work involves standardizing the client's trading system and each team member this quarter will be working for a different region like New York, London and Singapore.

Do you find your role challenging?

Our team gets quarterly targets in each region and achieving these targets along with the daily support work we perform is quite challenging. This role demands a lot out of me with respect to understanding derivative products and their risks and maintaining a high level of quality since our work is directly delivered to a trader. Apart from this, there are always some new learning opportunities which keep me interested in my work.

Please describe your background including both previous employment and education?

I have done my B Tech in computer science from NIT, Jaipur in 2005 and have completed an MBA in finance from IMT, Ghaziabad in 2007. Apart from this, I have also passed the CFA level II exam in June 2008 and have appeared for Level III in June 2009.