Elinor L. Hoover
Chairman of Global Consumer and Retail Investment Banking @Citi
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WORK HISTORY
Chairman of Global Consumer and Retail Investment Banking @Citi
US
Chairman of Global Consumer and Retail Investment Banking (2021 – Present)Global Co-Head of Consumer Products Investment Banking (2016 – 2021)Global Co-Head of Financial Strategy and Solutions (2013 – 2016)Vice Chairman of Capital Markets Origination (2011 – 2013)• Turned around Consumer Products business as Global Co-Head of Consumer Products Investment Banking. Boosted league table standing from ~30 to top 3.• Optimized capital structure for hundreds of companies across a half-dozen industries as Global Co-Head of Financial Strategy and Solutions Group- Advised on corporate finance policy including return of capital, dividend policy, shareholder composition, activism, rating agency advisory- Published thought leader on the most pressing corporate finance issues.• Led transformative acquisitions and addressed shareholder composition.• Led private and public capital raising/IPOs for high-growth, disruptive consumer companies. • Launched and run annual Consumer Disruptive Growth Conference. Now in its sixth year, it’s become a “go-to” conference for companies and investors (institutional, PE, VC and corporate).
EDUCATION
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The Juilliard School
Pre-college, Piano
Yale University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
ABOUT ELINOR L. HOOVER
As the Chairman of Global Consumer and Retail Investment Banking at Citi, I leverage 3+ decades of leadership experience in advising the CEOs, CFOs and COOs of both large-cap multinationals and high-growth, disruptive companies in transformative deals. Prior experience includes Morgan Stanley and The Blackstone Group, as well as non-profit Board Director and Board Chair roles. • Turned around Consumer Products business as Global Co-Head of Consumer Products Investment Banking. Boosted league table standing from ~30 to top three. • Optimized capital structure for hundreds of companies across a half-dozen industries as Global Co-Head of Financial Strategy and Solutions Group at Citi. • Led private and public capital raising/IPOs for dozens of high-growth, disruptive consumer companies. Leveraged network of strategic and financial investors. • Recent M&A advisory includes some of the most prominent top-tier food, beverage, household, personal care and beauty companies in the world. • Expert on financial risk management; built and ran Corporate Derivatives Group; grew group from the ground up to top-tier, high-revenue-generation business, expanding from NA into Asia, LatAm and EMEA. • Possess c-suite network including CEOs, heads of strategy and corporate development at large cap companies, senior partners at PE firms, and CEOs/Founders of innovative consumer tech companies. • Led highly engaged, diverse teams hired from Europe, LatAm, Asia, NA; recognized for motivating, inspiring and retaining team-members in a competitive market. • Recognized by American Banker as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Finance” for seven consecutive years. • Board roles include Chair of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Yale School of Music.
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