Balazs Bodoni - Project Finance director, Corio Generation

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Work Background

Corio GenerationProject Finance Director

Apr. 2022Taiwan▪ Project Finance Director – Formosa 3 offshore wind farm (600 MW) (secondment). ▪ Project Finance Director – Formosa 2 offshore wind farm (376 MW) (secondment).

Studio BodoniOwner

Aug. 2017Hamburg Area, GermanyNon-recourse project finance management, refinancing, complex internal projects, waiver and consent processes, crisis management, development support, financing management, lender relations.

Macquarie GroupProject Finance Director - Offshore Wind - Formosa 2

Jul. 2020Taipei City, Taiwan▪ Leading a team of 25+ people; running debt management, commercial management, cost control, accounting, schedule, and risk teams. ▪ Responsible for all matters linked to non-recourse project finance of EUR ~2 billion on Formosa 2. ▪ Responsible for restructuring the financing of the project and senior lender management. ▪ Direct report to boards and shareholders.

Macquarie GroupPrincipal

Jul. 2020 - Apr. 2022Taipei City, Taiwan▪ Project Finance Director – Formosa 2 offshore wind farm (376 MW) (secondment).

Northland Power Inc.European Project Finance Manager

Mar. 2018 - Jun. 2020Hamburg Area, Germany▪ Project Finance Manager – Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm (269 MW) (secondment). ▪ Supporting ongoing development activities in Europe and Asia.

Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind FarmSenior Finance Manager

Aug. 2017 - Jun. 2020Hamburg▪ Responsible for managing and controlling the full financing package of EUR ~1.3 billion. ▪ Managed updatr of construction financial model and development of operations financial model. ▪ Managed financial close of two additional wind turbines and all financial optimization projects. ▪ Full lender and facilities agreement management, waivers, and consent requests. ▪ Leading term loan conversion (CoD process) and kickoff of refinancing process. ▪ Direct report to the board and shareholder, business intelligence provision. ▪ Doing all cash planning, utilizations, and full cost controlling Mix of consulting and secondment.

Veja Mate Offshore ProjectFinance Project Management and Controlling

Oct. 2015 - Feb. 2018Hamburg▪ Directly responsible for shareholder and CEO matters. ▪ Developed a strong network of offshore wind business contacts. ▪ Managed operational financial model development, audit, and waiver process with lenders. ▪ Managed financial aspects and lender approval process of business case improvement projects such as accelerating the installation of wind turbines, upgrading wind turbines. ▪ Responsible for developing the O&M budget, controlling several construction packages, and maximizing term loan true-up. ▪ Gained in-depth knowledge of financing structure and related documents and handled the term conversion process. ▪ Developed and implemented a bonus program framework, wind farm performance reporting platform, and Board/Shareholder reporting structures. ▪ Lender and facilities agreement management of the EUR ~1.3 billion loan, waivers, consent requests.

Vestas Wind SystemsFinance Business Performance Management

Jun. 2014 - Sep. 2015Hamburg Area, GermanyDirectly responsible for significant monthly margin increase. Accountable for revenue and margin expectations forecasting. Working with identifying, planning and executing complex, high impact performance management projects with senior stakeholder involvement. Resident innovator.

Vestas Wind SystemsExecutive Assistant to Chief Sales Officer

Jan. 2013 - Jun. 2014Århus Area, DenmarkYoungest associate to co-write sales strategy for coming years and work on execution. Directly interacted with C-level executives in key account program. Provided decision-making frameworks, timely business intelligence and analytic guidance to CSO organization. Coordinated and developed daily activities of the CSO management office.

Vestas Wind SystemsGraduate Program: Financial Performance Management

Sep. 2011 - Jan. 2013DenmarkManaged the development of a financial analysis and optimization model to drive cost-out through a holistic view of projects. Coordinated and re-engineered weekly state of affairs reporting modules. Optimized manufacturing cost-out tracking to reduce work burden by 80%.

AAM Management Information Consulting Ltd.Management Consultant

May. 2008 - Aug. 2009Project management and bidding work at the largest Hungarian management consulting firm. Key achievements: managed and successfully closed 2mEUR strategy project, authored periodic management reports, authored and submitted winning World Bank expression of interest, managed bid teams and consortium experts and organized training sessions and improved communication with clients.

StefaniniQuality Manager

Mar. 2007 - May. 2008Client: Alcoa. Youngest ever employee to fill position. Created and ran internal quality audit processes of 10 mEUR project. Helped draft and renegotiate service level agreement. Drastically improved management level client relationship. Managed 25 member team and delivered trainings.