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1) My professional career is a legal attorney/counsel in the Philippines. I was never a financial analyst, nor had any kind of experience in financial management, nor in any kind of trust or fund management. Isn’t it ridiculous to appoint me as “trustee” for billions of dollars, as I am a person they do not know well, a person whom Wirecard CEO Markus Braun would never trust due to my absence of experience. Surely Euros 1.9 billion funds must go to a person with international banking experience, don’t it?
2) Trust is based on someone you know for the longest time. WC say they only knew and appointed me last year. My goodness, how on earth can you trust a guy whom you do not know well for $1.9B? This is ridiculous.
3) Both banks BDO and BPI said that they have no record that WC has accounts with them. Our Central Bank governor says that there was no 1,9 Billion euro dollars which entered our country. How on earth can I transfer billions of dollars from these almost empty accounts?
4) They are even making a mockery of me by making me a trustee of nothing but air.
5) WC says I am involved in managing the trust money for Wirecard for its Asian business and that makes me a key figure in this huge scandal. Again, where’s the beef? Where’s the money to invest?
6) They say I am the trustee of the missing cash. If the cash is missing, what is there to manage? And why would an ignorant guy in banking like myself manage huge amounts? This is preposterous.
7) Wirecard was founded by Austrian Markus Braun, who until Friday last week served as chief executive. Braun resigned after the company was forced to acknowledge the 1.9 billion euros might be missing. Chief operating officer Jan Marsalek had been dismissed the day before. –Businesses flourished under Markus Braun and Marsalek. Why on earth would they engage a trustee when they themselves are very good in making very profitable business.
8) American James Freis, installed as compliance chief on Thursday, was promoted to acting CEO on Braun's departure. Freis had previously been compliance chief at German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse.
Aside from Freis, Braun and the remainder of Wirecard's former four-person board are under investigation by Munich prosecutors over "market manipulation" relating to how they presented KPMG's findings in its audit of their old accounts. – The Board of Directors could never allow anyone overseas to be their trustee. Besides the reputation of this group is questionable as they themselves are being charged with market manipulation.
9) As I see how big companies are managing funds, normally a team composing of bankers, financial consultants, and international legal counsels are appointed to help and guide the funds in charge in his present and future actions. Again, the sum of Euros 1.9 Billion cannot be carelessly assigned without thinking to someone who is absolutely a green horn in the management of big cash assets. A seasoned banker in the likes of Mr. Mark Braun would not even have the slightest thought of commissioning me in any form of cash management. There are better personnel in his organization like the members of the Board of Directors or the newly appointed CEO who should best fit the role of a cash manager. This definitely cannot be me.
10) WC was organized in 1999, and by the able management skills by Mr.Braun the company grew by leaps and bounds. During its growth for the past 20 years, I was not part of the organization. To be appointed as manager of Euros 1.9 Billion is an honorable position with a handsome remunerations which cannot go to anyone except to the CEOs men. For sure thing, I am not one of those who are close to the CEO as I have not even been to Germany.
11) Today I am the subject of finger pointing. Isn’t it strange that a baby ID can carry a big load of responsibility.
In conclusion, proficient bankers and expert legal prosecutors can best question the company leaders of Wire Card to easily determine the culprit of the missing Euros 1.9 Billion, if indeed it is missing.