Financial Business Development / Risk Management / Structured Products • Crisis Management / Due Diligence • Strategic Alliances and Negotiation • Investment Banking / Product Origination & Distribution • Capital Markets / Corporate Finance / Securitization • Mutual and Pension Funds / Asset Management & Allocation

1. MICHAEL SISKA
(305) 409 6541 Dual Nationality – EU/Spain, USA siska.michael@gmail.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Tenacious executive with a proven track record in business development in international financial markets. Top-performingand respected
professional capable of developing products in highly competitive industries, expand territories and markets and recruit capital for both public
and private investment opportunities. Strong closer with excellent consultative selling skills.
Results-driven with an exceptional portfolio of successful business transactions, maximizing revenue growth and integrating new opportunities
from inception to operational success. Created, established and maintained strong and far-reaching contact base, cultivating key business
relationships.
With solid communication, leadership, presentation and technical abilities, capable of integrating, developing and managing high-performing
marketing and sales teams constantly exceeding performance objectives. Creative and talented at negotiating innovative business solutions for
both public and private enterprises domestically and internationally.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Financial Business Development / Risk Management / Structured Products • Crisis Management / Due Diligence • Strategic Alliances
and Negotiation • Investment Banking / Product Origination & Distribution • Capital Markets / Corporate Finance / Securitization •
Mutual and Pension Funds / Asset Management & Allocation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FAIR-Florida Association for Insurance Reform United States February 2016 - Present
Directorof Development
FAIR is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization that works to educate Florida consumers and insurance industry stake-holders about
the effects of insurance public policy, Cat Risk and TheFlorida Hurricane CatastropheFund (FHCF). http://bit.ly/1UkFRjB
Financial Consultant United States April2014 - Present
Advice high net-worth individuals and financial consortiums in offshore multi-jurisdictional transactional and structuring. Recruited investment
capitals, established compliant investment funds and other type of collective investment vehicles, including listing investment entities on official
exchanges. Consult funds management on advice on corporate finance strategies and compliance.
Crowe-Horwath Spain 2010 – March 2014
StrategicBusiness Partner
Orchestrate the execution of all aspects of debt collection organization from business development though financial forecasting, contract
negotiation, and project management. Organization offers debt collection services to savings and commercial banks, and other companies
including Telefonica, Endesa,Vodafone, and Repsol. Identify and acquire new business and manage all aspects of project life cycle from scope of
work through provision of deliverables, follow up, and relationship management.
 Purchased stake in law firm named “Oriola Abogados” consisting of attorneys, economists, real estate advisors, and professional debt
collectors.
 Sold stake of the participated company with 300% Return on Investment in two years.
Pearl Street Capital United States –Spain 2011 - 2012
Private Equity Funds, Secondaries
Personally reached an agreement with Pearl Street for valuation and the post-distribution of the entire private equity portfolios of the individual
medium size banks and savings banks in Spain.
Ahorro Corporacion Grupo United States - Spain 2001 – 2010
COO – Director General, International Division
Financial Arm of 45 regional Confederated Savings Banks, accounting for 50% of the banking systemin Spain.
Provided strategic direction and leadership to formulation of organization’s new structure and aggregate distinctive group companies into two
lines of business, consisting of Investment Banking and Investment Management Services. Devised and executed strategic and tactical action
plans focused on improving financial performance, establishing long-term business growth and building top-performing team to drive
achievement of objectives.

2.  Received International Financing Review Award for Best Structure worldwide, 2006 and Euromoney Award for the Best Cover Bond
Issuer, 2006.
 Formed capital markets team to structure the largest, successive jumbo covered-bond issues in Spain, AyT Cedulas Cajas, with a
AAA/Aaa/AAA ratings from S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch IBCA, for a total amount of 140B € over 10 years, traded in the Euro MTS.
Provided 150M € revenue influx. Swapped with major instituions as Barclays Capital and distributed to major Pension and Mutual
Funds in Europe and Asia, including Black Rock.
 Advised and organized global equity and fixed income linked capital guaranteed products, funds and Certificates of Deposits, for their
distribution through the 17,000 offices of the Savings Bank´s retail network, for a total of 20B € in nominal value.
 AS Chairman of AC International, established a full Broker-Dealer in Boston and New York, fully compliant with SEC and FINRA
regulations. Provided European research and execution to the largest fund managers in the USA.
 Implemented the Investment Banking unit in Miami, covering the USA and LATAM. Granted the “Key of the City of Miami” on
behalf of Ahorro Corporacion, by Manny Diaz, former Mayor of Miami until 2009.
 Obtained $400M for CINTRA (Spanish Construction firm), for a syndicated Loan of $3.8B for the Indiana Toll Road.
 Financing of OHL, Spanish construction company, operating as OHL USA through its subsidiary company Community Asphalt, in
charge of the reconstruction of the interchange connecting State Road 826 and SR 836, along with Condotte America and the DeMoya
Group. A project funded by the Florida Dept. of Transportation and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority.
 Sponsored the only international equities market and index for Latin American securities traded in Euros. Along with Bolsas y
Mercados Espanoles (BME), I met directly with all the major Banks and Industrial companies in LATAM at CEO/CFO level which
later gave birth to the actual Latin American FTSE index reference.
 Established in Colombia de first debt broker, GESMOSA-GBI, to distribute their government bond issues and provide liquidity for
maket reference.
Ahorro Corporacion Financiera, AC Spain 1993 – 2001
Managing Director, Sub-DirectorGeneral
Led operations and strategic direction of stock broker organization on equity and derivatives agency business as well as market making and
proprietary books, including research department. Improved processes and policies in support of organizational goals.
 Reorganized sales team to improve profitability. Grew sales from 8M € to 32M € a year in revenue generation.
 Pioneer in vision to connect and unify European and United States stock exchanges under one platform and Protocol. Personally
designed and implemented the necessary Operation Technology structure to provide Direct Market Access to global liquidity markets,
including derivatives, by membership to listed markets, NYSE-NYFIX, Euronext, Eurex, CBOT or through major alliances with major
investment banks. Ranked 1st or 2nd in equities and derivatives in Spain.
 Set up an OTC’s and Structured Products desk, capable of pricing the most sophisticated synthetic options, complex swaps and other
exotic fixed income and equity derivatives.
 Implemented internal auditing and risk management process based on budgeting, portfolio analysis, capital requirements, limits,
counter party risk, and VaR for a 4B Euros derivatives portfolio.
 Developed over 120 Institutional client relationships worldwide, Investment and Commercial Banks, Mutual and Pension Fund
Management and insurance companies.
BBVA Spain 1991 – 1993
Head of Derivatives: Sales andTrading. Market Making
Responsible for new global institutionalaccounts, developing the Firm´s product line, order management systems, operations and technology,
strategic partnerships and connections to order-routing networks. Supervised theday-to-day operations and staff including Compliance,
Operations and Clearing. Ranked #1 in derivatives in Spain.
EDUCATION
Executive Programs, Negotiations and Conflict Management, Internatinal Affairs
Harvard Business School, Boston, MA
Specialization in International Economics and Finance Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration / Economics Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO
Certified Broker/Dealer and Investment banker in Spain and passported allthroughout Europeand LatAm.
Fully complient with SEC and FINRA regulations.
Member of theOfficial Spanish Financial Markets Supervision and Surveillance Committee (B.M.E., MEFF). Equities and Fixed Income
Derivatives 1993-2011