Lori Lemons

About Lori Lemons

SENIOR LEVEL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALOver 20 years’ experience in senior leadership roles including executive business, operations and project management within the capital markets and asset management industries. Proven record of enhancing business profitability through: Strategic planning and development Design and execution of business plans to drive integration, scalability and productivity Effective and collaborative business partnerships Optimization of personnel, processes, procedures and technology

Experience

1. Capital Markets Senior Vice President

   SouthState Bank

   Jun 2014 — Present

   At predecessor bank Park Sterling, built a startup capital markets business for Park Sterling Bank that was cash flow positive within six months of inception that has become a significant source of both interest and non-interest income for the bank. • Products include interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange, investment banking, structured assets and syndicated leveraged loans.• Create comprehensive documentation for each product, including legal and regulatory agreements, marketing material, training material for business partners and customers.• Market and execute hedging transactions for clients and execute balance sheet hedges for the bank.• Construct systems and implement tools for trade execution, transaction processing and back office infrastructure support.• Develop risk management and compliance policies, procedures, processes and tools to ensure conformity with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. • Continually delivered clean audit results due to strong policies, procedures and a deep understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements.• Educate and train senior leaders, bankers, business partners and clients on products and capabilities.

Education

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  BS, Business Administration

  1987

Skills

• Financial Risk
• Asset Management
• Bloomberg
• Financial Services
• Capital Markets
• Investments
• Fixed Income
• Business Strategy
• Leadership
• Portfolio Management
• Mergers
• Securities
• Management
• Bonds
• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• Trading
• Asset Managment
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Finance
• Credit