John Smolen

Finance & Strategy Leader

Role
Finance & Strategy Consultant Energy Sector Specialist at Leyendecker Executive Search
Location
Houston, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About John Smolen

Founded in 1981, Leyendecker Executive Search is a boutique executive search firm serving…

Experience

  1. Finance & Strategy Consultant Energy Sector Specialist

    Leyendecker Executive Search

    Jan 2018 — Present

    Delivering high-impact financial & strategic advisory services to clients mainly across the energy and industrial sectors. Clients have included Wood Mackenzie, Vast Renewables, Vanguard Natural Resources, and Albeck Financial Services. Consulting projects in energy span oil & gas, renewables, and energy transition.Selected Finance Projects:• Developing dynamic cash flow projections model for public solar energy and methanol company• Building valuation models and financial forecasts for oil & gas firms, incorporating comprehensive scenario analysis• Preparing investment due diligence reports for institutional investors in support of public equity offerings (IPOs & follow-ons)Selected Strategy Projects:• Leading strategic market assessment forecasting energy supply & demand and evaluating different fuel sources—including renewables—for power generation, while modeling associated CO2 emissions reductions• Conducting market entry analysis for new business initiatives in the waste management sector, including evaluation of organic waste stream utilization opportunities

Education

  • INSEAD

    MBA

  • The University of Texas at Austin

    Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance)

Skills

  • Valuation
  • Due Diligence
  • Investments
  • Investment Banking
  • Finance
  • Chartered Financial Analyst
  • Private Equity
  • Financial Modeling
  • Equities
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Cfa Charterholder

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