NIAMA EL BASSUNIE

41 Marlborough, 61 Walton Street, SW3 2JX, London

Email: niama.elbassunie@gmail.com telephone: +44(0)7986 559 374
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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Chartered Financial Analyst
CFA Level I 2008
London School of Economics & Political Science 2005-2007
MSc Decision Sciences
MSc International Relations
University of Sheffield, BA Economics and Politics, First Class 2002-2005
Casablanca American School, International Baccalaureate, Class Rank 1 1989-2002
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WORK EXPERIENCE

Guinea Investment, Director & CoFounder Nov 2011 - ongoing

Conakry, Republic of Guinea

 Awarded large scale recycling contract by Ministry of Transport to clean the port of Conakry by removing and
salvaging the wrecked ships which were causing both environmental damage and hindering safe navigation
 Wrecked ships recycled into scrap metal and sold to international smelter
 Pipeline of other recycling projects including waste collection and transformation into usable products

WaystoEnergy Limited, Managing Director & Founder

London, UK Nov 2010 - ongoing

 WaystoEnergy Ltd is specialised in the international brokering and trading of commodity products, and is an
established member of the global commodities trade. We are headquartered in London, United Kingdom with
partners at a global scale.
 We specialise in various types of commodities including petrochemicals, crude oil, LNG, metals, minerals and
food products.
 WaystoEnergy combines the strength of it's unique marketing capability with the knowledge and supply
provided through it's excellent network of producers and logistical partners.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Markets & Valuation Advisory Sept 2007- Apr 2011

Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure, London, UK
 Worked on a project with the Department of Defence and the Ministry of Energy in Afghanistan to attract
international investors to develop the oil and gas sector in Afghanistan.
 Worked on a project for the largest South African oil and gas company.
o Responsible for the output modelling and economic feasibility study of the
importation of LNG feedstock to support the company’s Gas to Liquid refinery
o Analysing the micro and macro economic fundamentals of the investment.
o Assisting with contract negotiation for LNG and infrastructure suppliers
 Worked on a commercial due diligence on a buy-side deal of oil storage terminals in Western Europe
 Worked on a sell side deal for an energy company, which was successfully sold to an infrastructure firm
 Completed an oil field valuation, using financial modelling including a DCF model, in connection to a dispute
regarding land rights of an oil field. The results were used as the basis of the value of compensation the client
received
 Worked on the valuation of four power plants in Africa owned by a multinational company
 Provided valuation support for the fair value review of a clean tech portfolio company
 Prepared and presented a report for a Canadian utility company to the regional utility commission
 Undertook benchmarking and cost allocation analysis for a British utility company
Exclusive Analysis (strategic intelligence company), London, UK Feb 2006-Feb 2007
 Approved analyst (whilst studying) for both Middle East North Africa (MENA) and Africa teams
 Formulated economic and political risk assessment reports used by clients in investment decision-making
process – consistently commended by head of division
Dietheater Verein, (cultural organisation), Vienna, Austria July 2004-Aug 2004
 Formulated cultural project proposals after discussion with managers
 Strengthened German language skills
Soraya Diffusion, (imports and exports company), Casablanca, Morocco June 2003-Sept 2003
 Gained insight into the banking system and customs regulations
 Dealt with clients in Arabic, French, and English
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS
AIESEC Careers Fair Organiser (largest student organisation worldwide) Feb 2004-Nov 2004
 Led a 10-month project organising a fair which provided the main financial resource for the Sheffield branch
 Led a team that ensured the participation of at least 25 companies and 1,400 students
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IT AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

 Fluent in English, French, and Arabic and basic knowledge of German and Spanish
 Good use of Bloomberg, Factiva and Capital IQ
 Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Access, Powerpoint and advanced use of Excel for
financial modelling
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AWARDS
 Rensburg Prize for Macroeconomics 2005: Best overall performance in 2nd year level Macroeconomics
 President’s Award 2002 and President’s Award 1996: Awarded by the White House and U.S. President
George Bush and Bill Clinton for academically outstanding students worldwide