Selected Professional Profiles of DevPar Specialists

Jim Chester

Training Specialist in the Securities Industry

Jim has worked in the securities industry in Canada in various positions including Sales Representative, Institutional Sales Manager, Floor Trader and Trainer. He has built on that experience to become an expert in establishing training programs in developing countries to support the issuance of licenses to conduct securities activities in the market. He has carried out training projects in Egypt, Georgia, Thailand, Ghana, Vietnam and other countries.

Jim was a key participant in the following projects:

• Study of Consultant Certification - Ghana
• Research on Y2K in the financial and business sector - International
• Program Evaluation for CIDA funding of Development of Financial Sector - Romania
• Securities Markets Training - Egypt
• Equity Market Specialist Support - Ghana
• Securities Market Training for regionally harmonized approach to licensing of individuals and covering other bond market topics - East African Community
• Design, Development and Implementation of Training for Securities Market Licenses - Thailand
• Development of a professional securities training program, market promotion program and improved regulations. - Vietnam
• Assessment of training effectiveness at the Czech Stock Exchange - Czech Republic
• Develop the Mozambique Micro Finance Sector - Mozambique
• Banking System Reform including Strengthening of Banking Supervision - Vietnam
• Primary Dealers in Government Securities - Uganda
• Market Study of Demand for financial products and recommend how to meet demand. - Belize
• Support to the Bank of Tanzania on the Development of the Capital Market. - Tanzania
• Development of a training program to support the licencing of securities market professionals. - Angola
• A financial market study and a market development plan - The Gambia
• Financial Institution for the region to support infrastructure development - SADC
• Feasibility Study of Establishing a securities market and stock exchange - Lesotho
• Evaluation of Training in Securities Sector - Hungary
• Evaluation of Training in Securities Sector - Slovakia
• Research into the CIDA classification systems for project experience - Canada