Profile

Donor Registrant: Yes

Related To: Riyaz Varawalla

Profession: Banking

Company: Barclays Africa Group Limited

Designation: Co-Head of Banking

Work City / Country: Johannesburg / South Africa

About:

BACKGROUND
Built and led investment banking businesses across Africa, Asia and Central Asia.
Wide experience and network of relationships across Africa, India and Emerging Europe.
Have completed over 100 advisory and capital markets transactions across the emerging and developed markets.
Experience in principal investing and private equity as Chairman of the $630mn Macquarie Renaissance Infrastructure Fund.
Board level experience as Member of the Board of Russian Towers.
12 years at Credit Suisse in London spanning equity capital markets, corporate finance and technology investment banking. Led the European Semiconductor coverage for the Credit Suisse Technology Group.

EXPERINCE
Co-Head of Banking
Barclays Africa Group Limited
2013 – Present (4 years)Johannesburg Area, South Africa
2013 - September 2016: Head of Corporate Finance
Since September 2016: Co-Head of Banking

Chairman Macquarie Renaissance Infrastructure Fund
Renaissance Capital
2009 – 2012 (3 years) Moscow

Managing Director, Head of New Markets Investment Banking
Renaissance Capital
2006 – 2012 (6 years) Africa Moscow

Managing Director
Credit Suisse
1995 – 2006 (11 years)London
Tata Administrative Service
Tata Sons Limited
1988 – 1993 (5 years)Mumbai India