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Guy Smith - First Abu Dhabi Bank
Senior Managing Director & Head of Global Corporate Finance
Guy is Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Finance within FAB’s Investment Banking Group. He oversees the various functions of origination, structuring and distribution of deals across the debt capital markets, loan capital markets - corporate, asset backed, acquisition and leveraged finance and project finance; equity capital markets; advisory and the securities services business. He is also responsible for the management of the bank’s wholesale loan portfolio. The business serves FAB’s Investment Banking clients globally.
He has a wealth of experience in corporate finance and global investment banking built over more than 25 years in various international leadership roles. He joined FAB from Nomura International in Hong Kong where he led the public and private capital markets and solutions businesses as Head of Client Financing & Solutions Asia (ex-Japan). Before that, he led the Debt Origination business. He was also a member of the Global Investment Banking Executive Committee.
Prior to that, Guy held multiple leadership positions at Barclays Investment Bank where he built and developed a number of investment banking businesses including heading Debt Origination, Financial Sponsors coverage, Loan Capital Markets and Leveraged finance. Before his most recent roles at Nomura, Guy also spent time with Singaporean multinational Grab and was able to successfully leverage his experiences in the areas of fundraising, M&A, and investor relations while also gaining valuable exposure in operational finance, strategy and business management.
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Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
09:00 AM
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09:10 AM
20/05/25
Joharah Ballroom
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