PETER PLATAN
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
- Single
EDUCATION
1997 - 2002
Lund, Sweden
Master of Science in Business and Economics
- EQUIS Accredited Business School
2001
Marseille,
France
Exchange student in the International Business Programme
1999 - 2000
Montreal,
Canada
Exchange student in Faculty of Commerce and Administration
1992 - 1995
High School - Tapiolan
Lukio
Helsinki,
Finland
Matriculation Examination
- Overall grade Laudatur (highest)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2004 -
Helsinki,
Finland
Investment Manager
- Financing profitable projects in developing countries
- Private equity fund and microfinance investments
2003 - 2004
Iquitos,
Peru
Volunteer work
- Bilingual Indigenous Teacher Training Institution
- Fund raising and developing a sustainable business plan
2002 - 2003
Helsinki,
Finland
Corporate Finance Analyst
- Investment Banking
2001
Copenhagen, Denmark
Credit Analyst
- Corporate Banking
- June - September
1999
London, England
Summer Apprenticeship
- Foreign Exchange Options Confirmations
- June - August
1998
Helsinki, Finland
Summer Apprenticeship
- Customer Service, Private Banking
- May - September
LANGUAGES
Finnish, English, Swedish (all fluent), Spanish (working skills) and French (basics)
MERITS AND HONORS
- Board Member and Advisory Committee positions in various private equity investment funds (2005-).
- First prize in nation-wide thesis competition for Bachelor's Thesis on Market Manipulation, Sweden (2002).
MARATHONS (42,2 km) & OTHER
- Stockholm Marathon (2009) in 3 hours 33 minutes.
- Stockholm Marathon (2007) in 3 hours 43 minutes.
- Stockholm Marathon (2006) in 3 hours 38 minutes.
- Athens Classic Marathon (2005) in 3 hours 45 minutes.
- Helsinki City Marathon (2002) in 3 hours 30 minutes.
- Ascended Mount Triglav (2,864m) in Slovenia (2009).
- Ascended Mount Cotopaxi (5,897m) in Ecuador (2002).
MILITARY SERVICE
- Served in the NATO Peacekeeping forces (KFOR) in Kosovo as Intelligence Officer (2005).
- Military Rank: Lieutenant (2005), Second Lieutenant (1997).
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, Microsoft Access Database, Photo & Video editing.
- HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver and web design.
STRENGHTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Cross-cultural knowledge, cultural awareness, communication skills and exceptional adaptability obtained through working and living abroad (resident in 8 countries) as well as extensive international travel.
- Gained understanding of economic and social conditions in less developed countries while working and living in developing countries (Peru, Kosovo).
- Strong language skills as completely fluent in English, Swedish, Finnish as well as working skills in Spanish and basic knowledge of French.
- Thorough analytical and financial competence acquired through working experience in corporate and investment banking as well as development finance.
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Tennis, skiing, jogging, marathons, sailing and travel.
REFERENCES
Available on request