Rajendra Choudhury

• Designed various strategies to increase business, and met clients to offer them trade solutions for corporate customers across Karnataka.
• Significant experience in trade finance, structuring of transactions, process and product cycle improvements, and digital solutions.
• Possess effective planning and organizational skills that balance work, team support, and ad-hoc responsibilities in a timely and professional manner.
• Single point of contact related to escalations for global clients, such as Alstom Group, Siemens Ltd., Schneider Electric Pvt. Ltd., Decathlon Sports India Ltd., and Volvo Group, for transactional and regulatory requirements.
• Handling requirements for advisory support on regulatory developments, which tend to be on the higher side among tech-savvy Bangalore clientele (ITC Infotech, Sonata Software, Air Asia, Biocon Group).
• Managing technical support for local corporate clients to manage their trade-related activity on bank-provided digital platforms, such as Straight2Bank, Trade Go Digital, DTC, etc.
• Conducted training and created subject matter knowledge enhancement materials for key stakeholders.
• Conducting monthly and daily health checks of the unit for operational and process-related aspects.
• Training and Development for staff at the unit level.

• Handling trade transactions for prominent corporate customers, such as Reliance, Cipla, Siemens, Raymond, and all Mumbai-based diamond trading companies.
• Development and implementation of the e-BRC platform for Standard Chartered Bank.
• Conducted trade-based training and created subject matter knowledge enhancement materials for key stakeholders, corporates, and other fellow bankers: South India Bank, UCO Bank.
• Conducting monthly and daily health checks of the unit for operational and process-related aspects.
• Designed various strategies to increase business, and met clients to offer them trade solutions.

• Covering the clientele base across South Gujarat for their trade finance requirements.
• Exploring business development opportunities and maintaining customer relationships in coordination with relationship and business development managers.
• Compliance with the requirements of FEMA, RBI, and FEDAI guidelines, as well as international sanction-related regulations.
• Managing factoring services for all India customers.
• Implementing the first of its kind in India: Door-to-Door Trade Services facility in association with DHL in Surat.
• Conducted regulatory requirements and sanction-related training to internal units in the bank.

• Independently handling the Forex department
• Business development and maintaining customer relationships.
• Achieving business development targets.
• Acquiring new foreign exchange business for the branch.
• Liaising with the Treasury for FX coverage for the FX customers.
• Advisory services related to FX movement, forward contracts, and buyer's credit to customers.
• Liaising with correspondent banks for new business opportunities.
• Compliance with the requirements of FEMA, RBI, and FEDAI guidelines.

• Handled all trade-related transactions within FEMA and FEDAI guidelines.
• Documentation and disbursement of fund-based/non-fund-based limits.
• Liaising with the Treasury for FX coverage for the FX customers.
• Advisory services related to FX movement, forward contracts, and buyer's/supplier's credit to customers.
• Liaising with correspondent banks for new business opportunities.
• Business development by adding new clients and deepening existing relationships.

Adani Exports Limited, Adani Group, one of the most diversified organization in India.

• Handling of import/export and other transactions as per RBI, Exchange Control, and FEDAI guidelines.
• Involvement in banking and trade finance decision-making.
• Correspondence with customers, correspondent banks, the RBI, and the International Division.
• Worked in treasury, dealing with consortium bankers for the hedging of the import/export transactions.
• Handled bullion business with STCI, MMTC, and HHEC, and the group’s coal/oil business as well.
• Core team member in the development of Munda Port.

A proprietary firm, based in Ahmedabad, dealing in the export of pharmaceuticals to South African countries.

• Scrutinizing all trade documents.
• Handling of imports, exports, and other transactions as per RBI, FEMA, and FEDAI guidelines.
• Liaising with overseas and local customers for export orders.
• Liaising with local suppliers for the fulfillment of export orders.
• Maintaining MIS, preparing cost statements, and daily reports.

Vishal Exports Overseas Limited offers integrated export and import services. The company focuses on agricultural products, precious metals, and engineering items. Vishal Exports Overseas also provides electricity generation through wind turbine generators.

• Scrutinizing and preparing export and import documents. Managing the cash flow of the company
• Liaising with various government and private agencies for the procurement of necessary documents for export and import.
• Arranging for insurance for export-related transactions.
• Liaising with the Customs authority for the clearance of goods.
• All correspondence and follow-up with the Enforcement Directorate and the Reserve Bank of India pertaining to documentary evidence regarding imports.
• Liaising with various banks for bill discounting, issuance of letters of credit, and bank/shipping guarantees (financial and non-financial).