Our analysts, experts and industry veterans come from cash management, payments, consultancy, banking and academia. Meet the global Redbridge team.
Management
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David Vafai is Chairman of Redbridge and CEO of bfinance International Limited. Prior to founding the company in 1999, he worked at Mercer in Toronto, Goldman Sachs International in London and Bertelsmann in Paris. David holds an HBSc in Actuarial Science from the Universtiy of Western Ontario, an MBA from INSEAD and is a CFA and CAIA charterholder.
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Patrick has over 25 years international experience across advisory and senior leadership roles. His leadership roles include managing director, operations at Alexander Forbes, CEO of client & market services / group head of operations EMEA & AsiaPac at Marsh and executive director, global sales & marketing at Lombard International. In an advisory capacity, he has held partner roles at Oliver Wyman and Humatica, a private equity focused advisory firm. Patrick holds a Bachelor in Economics from UCL and an MBA from Manchester BS. He is Swedish and Italian and conducts business in German, French, Italian, Swedish, and English.
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David Laugier is the Chief Operating Officer of Redbridge. After first working at Paribas, then at BNP Paribas, David joined bfinance. He has spent the past fifteen years developing bfinance's Debt & Treasury advisory business. Now operating under the name Redbridge, his teams have offices in Paris, Europe and North America. David graduated from Paris Dauphine University.
Corporate Coverage - North America
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Michael joined Redbridge in 2021 and brings more than 10 years of banking and relationship management experience to the team. He began his career as an analyst within J.P. Morgan's Investment bank focused on the Energy sector before moving to their Asset Management division. He was most recently a member of J.P. Morgan's Wholesale Payments group where he helped build out their Healthcare segment focused on transaction banking.
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Anna joined Redbridge in 2022 and brings several years of relationship management and revenue operations experience to the team. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Dave Strand (CTP), joined Redbridge Analytics from Weiland Corporate Solutions at Fiserv. Dave has twenty plus years of achievement with client engagement and sales in the financial products arena focusing on corporate bank fee & account management products, FX solutions and payment platforms.
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Juan joined Redbridge to help grow its mid-corporate practice in 2024. He has 20 years of credit products structuring, relationship management, capital markets, and special assets experience while employed at J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Lloyds Bank, and several regional banks. Juan graduated from University of Houston- C.T. Bauer College of Business.
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Based in Houston, Bridget is a cash management and banking relationship management expert. She leads regular training sessions on the topic at the Association for Financial Professionals. She also works on harmonizing banking industry practices via the development of new AFP Global Services Codes. Bridget graduated from Southwestern University.
Cash Management Advisory
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Alexandre manages a team of consultants specializing in Treasury, Cash Management and Banking Relationship. He joined Redbridge in 2008 after working at Deloitte for several years.
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Constance joined Redbridge in 2016 after working on EY’s audit team for several years. She has a Master's in Finance from Grenoble - Ecole de Management.
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Amanda rejoined the Redbridge team in 2022, and currently leads the client services team with in Analytics. She has over 20 years of experience in the banking and financial industry, with a background in retail banking, corporate treasury, and project management.
Payments Advisory
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Dan leads the Global Payment Strategy practice within the Treasury Advisory team. His background includes payments consulting along with several years working for a boutique merchant processor. Dan is a Certified Treasury Professional and a Certified Payments Professional.
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Chelsey is part of Redbridge's Global Payment Strategy team. She graduated from The University of Montana - College of Business and worked as a Payments Advisor at Vizant Technologies for 8+ years before joining the Redbridge team.
Debt Advisory
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Didier manages Redbridge’s debt advisory division. He joined the team in 2013 with 25 years of experience in balance sheet structuring, rating and fund raising acquired at Moody's, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Oddo Corporate Finance. Didier received his degree from ESSCA.
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Audrey Lokker, CFA, has over 25 years of experience in the U.S. debt capital markets, with experience in CDOs, asset-based lending, large corporate lending and middle market/sponsor finance. She spent 11 years at JP Morgan Chase and has spent time at a large international bank and a regional bank on both the credit underwriting and relationship management teams. She has deep expertise in the way banks view the value of relationships and credit risk, and has covered a wide variety of transactions from simple revolvers to complex multi-tier structures. Audrey earned her BA in economics from Trinity University and her MBA from the Mays School of Business at Texas A&M University. Audrey is married, with two children, and has lived in Houston for almost 30 years. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, yoga, reading, and volunteering.
Support
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Tasha Etsibah is the US HR Director at Redbridge. She joined the company in 2022 and came with 17 years of Legal and HR experience. Tasha qualified as a Lawyer in the United Kingdom and specialized in Employment Law & Personal Injury Law. She has worked in multiple countries including France, the UK, Costa Rice and the US and has deep and broad knowledge of HR practices. Tasha is Head of our HR Department in the US and is part of our Global HR Team.
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Mike joined Redbridge in 2021 as part of the Marketing team. He previously worked as a freelance Graphic Designer, Photographer, Video Editor, and Brand Manager. Mike graduated from University of Houston- C.T. Bauer College of Business with a Master's in Marketing and Bachelor's in Digital Media.
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Before joining Redbridge in 2013, Gildas did financial computing for several banks and insurance companies. Besides managing Redbridge’s information systems, Gildas is also developing a platform dedicated to the audit, monitoring and optimization of banking fees for major companies (Bank Service Billing). Gildas has a degree in IT engineering from Ecole supérieure de génie informatique.