John McCoshen

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ABOUT JOHN MCCOSHEN

I break down barriers to drive operational and financial bottom line value by building top performing teams and individuals.I have extensive experience in debt capital acquisition, risk mitigation and controllership. I use a strategic risk management approach that drives bottom line value which supports cultural focus and engagement.I leverage my management skills, strategic focus, adaptability and experience to design and implement effective teams, processes and systems. I maximize focus on the highest impact value add projects while ensuring reliability and security of critical data. I create opportunities for staff to exceed even their own expectations. Notable impacts:Led the evolution of 2 treasury departments: Evolved MEG’s team operationally and culturally as the organization rightsized itself and the team decreased by 40% Managed CNRL’s Treasury team during years of significant production growth from 390kbpd to ~900kbpd and the team grew from 4 to 13 to deal with increased transaction volumes, complexity and regulatory requirementsSetup a commodity derivatives hedging program (MEG) from the ground up and executed WTI, WCS and C5 hedges (swaps, options) to underpin future cashflow to, in part, fund a planned 25% production increaseNegotiated and managed all aspects of the setup of a US$1.5b commercial paper program, diversifying liquidity sources and decrease borrowing costs (first year savings ~$4mil) Proactive short term debt management to take advantage of a US$ interest rate arbitrage to minimize interest expense (first year savings ~$3mil)Executed, participated in or managed the execution of: C$3.2b and US$9.8b of public and private debt issuances with terms of 2 to 31 years Interest rate hedges: cross currency swaps US$2.9b and fixed to floating swaps US$900m up to 30 years