Jason Zhang

Helped high-net-worth insurance clients and private corporations acquire credit financing.

Wealth One Bank of Canada
Senior Manager, Business Development (East Canada)                  Sep 2016 - Present
Toronto, ON Canada
Responsible for developing a new Federal Tier 1 bank's regional businesses; focused on secured lending, commercial real-estate and internal business consulting.
– Secured lending (Life Insurance): Helped high-net-worth insurance clients and private corporations acquire credit financing via accumulated cash surrender value as collateral or via immediate financing arrangement to obtain new insurance policy. Responsible to review clients' full financial picture and carry out feasible credit plans. Established a strong network of 200+ HNW clients across the GTA region. Provided additional solutions in residential or commercial lending based on clients' various needs.
– Institution Partnership: Actively seeking new corporate partners in major insurance companies, wealth management firms, family offices, and brokerages, etc., to promote bank's insurance lending product line, held presentations, seminars to ally with strategic partners (located 60+ partners); led the business growth from ground zero to 3-digit annual increase.
– Commercial lending: Initialized new deal and managed existing loan portfolios in commercial real estate, construction, term financing of income-producing properties and syndicated loans; prepared credit proposals, performed cash flow analysis, debt service coverage, key ratios caculation and due diligence report; presented credit application to underwrting for approval; periodically review portfolio to monitor it aligns with bank's policy.
– Capital Raise : Participated in bank's equity raise, helped organize road shows, info sessions to discuss company's future outlook, business
structure and new capital pricing; discovered potential investors and referred to CEO.
– Internal Consulting : Strategic consultation in a team of 5 to executives on corporate brand and positioning strategy, new product launching and re-construct business models; 4 proposed projects was approved and successfully landed, including switching from "to C" towards “B2B” model of 3 main business lines; transformed from a traditional bank to fully-digital bank, created a strong brand image and cut significant fixed assets costs.
 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Relationship Banker                                                                            Dec 2012 - Nov 2013
Eugene, OR U.S.
– Cultivated new/existing portfolio from high-net-worth individuals to mid-size businesses, marketed tailored products to serve clients' needs in
lending, cross-border banking, cash-flow solutions, and investment.
– Ranked #21 in 32,000 bankers (Q3. 2013). Hands on experience in financial planning and credit structures.

York University
MBA, Schulich School Of Business (Canada Top 3)                                      Jun 2016
Toronto, ON
Overseas Exchange program (5 Months): Universität Mannheim (Germany)
 

University Of Oregon
Finance And Economics, Bachelor                                                                   Jun 2012 Eugene, OR
Awarded school's top ICSP scholarship & Business Leadership scholarship