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Managing Director, Global Banking & Markets
Bank of America

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	Yvonne Global Banking & Markets
00:02	I’m Yvonne. I’m the head of global markets and banking in Africa excluding South Africa for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
00:09	My job involves solving problems for clients, taking care of clients and providing client solutions in the region. What that means really is providing investment banking solutions to them including global markets, corporate banking sometimes, very very selectively.
00:29	Oh God, I can’t tell you my first ever job. Placing orders for people on the QE2, so placed some orders for some pretty famous people at the time so that was my backyard excitements.
00:43	I loved maths when I was at school. I used to sit in bed and do maths questions and I just found it made me laugh. I pondered about it long after I’d closed the text book so I love maths.
00:59	So I did maths, economics and chemistry. At university I did an economics degree. So I, I came out of university, I knew what I liked but I had no idea what I wanted to do, exploring opportunities, um working, doing any kind of job, doing internships at the time are good ways to find out what you like, what you’re good at and then the skill and then being good at what you do as a profession.
01:33	If you don’t know what you want to spend the rest of your life doing at a young age it’s fine. What we then need to do is go on a journey of self-discovery by being true to ourselves, focusing on what we like. I believe in life purpose as well so really thinking about what it is that we’re here to do and when we align with those things I do, I, you will find what works for you. You will find, cos I can’t imagine doing anything else other than banking, I just can’t.
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“I knew what I liked but I had no idea what I wanted to do.” Yvonne studied maths, economics and chemistry at A-level, then went on to an economics degree. After university, she wasn’t sure about which direction to take but soon found her feet in investment banking.

More information about Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

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£33,800

average salary

The UK average salary is £29,813

average weekly hours

There are 37.5 hours in the average working week

61% male

39% female

The UK workforce is 47% female and 53% male

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Description

? Retail and wholesale managers and directors plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the operations of major retail and wholesale establishments in order to maximise business performance and meet financial goals.

Qualifications

Entry requirements vary from company to company. Entrants may possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, GNVQs/GSVQs, a BTEC/SQA award, a degree or equivalent qualification. Entry is also possible through promotion after gaining sufficient experience. NVQs/SVQs in Retail Operations are available at Level 4.

Tasks

Appoints staff, assigns tasks and monitors and reviews staff performance
Liaises with other staff to provide information about merchandise, special promotions etc. to customers
Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and that stock keeping is carried out efficiently
Ensures customer complaints and queries regarding sales and service are appropriately handled
Oversees the maintenance of financial and other records and controls security arrangements for the premises
Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price, discount rates and credit terms
Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities

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