Anita Yadav (CEO)

Anita Yadav is a seasoned investment specialist and research scholar with over 25 years experience in financial markets spread across Asia, Australia, India and the Middle East. She is skilled in debt capital markets, sovereign and corporate debt analysis, Islamic finance, credit risk, market risk, investments, lending, trading and funds management.

 
Beginning her professional life as an analyst at Moody’s in Sydney. Anita’s career has included tenure serving as Managing Director, Head of Global Markets at Nomura in India, as Head of Credit Sales at ANZ in Singapore and as Head of Research at UBS in Sydney. She has a proven track record of establishing new businesses across cultural and geographically varied markets with history of delivering on profit targets of up-to USD350 million and managing team size of 257 staff.
 
Anita has authored numerous reports including recent publications like the GCC Local Currency Bond Market, Credit Bond Outlook, GCC Sukuk Monitor etc. She is extensively interviewed and quoted in print and digital media (Bloomberg, Reuters, Gulf news, Khlaeej Times, Wall Street Journal etc) as a prominent thought leader in the field of interest rates and the wider debt capital markets. She has also made several presentations about Islamic Finance at high level events such as the IMF/World Bank/IIF annual meets.
 
Anita is the founding board member of The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association and served as its Vice-Chair between 2015-2020. Her board credentials include previous board member roles at a) Australian Business Council, Dubai (2017 – 2019), b) WTO/BoP Hub, Singapore (2012-2015), and c) Nomura Structured Finance Services (2010 – 2011).
 
Besides being an alumnus of the Oxford University, Anita also has BSc and MBA qualification from Delhi University and a post graduate certification in Applied Finance and Investments from Australian Institute of Banking and Finance in Sydney. Anita is an Australian by nationality, is married to an Architect, has two kids and lives in Dubai.

 

Email : anitay@globalcreditadvisory.com

Manish Bhatia
(Managing Director, Head of Strategy)

Manish Bhatia is an accomplished market professional with over three decades of financial and management experience in the Middle East region, including GCC, Levant, Iraq, and Pakistan.  He specialises in Exposure Management, Financial Modelling., Cash, & Liquidity Management, Treasury Operations, Controls, Systems, & Reporting, Treasury Policies and Processes, and Risk-Reward Ratio Management.

Manish has built a strong network of relationships with clients across all segments. Over his professional journey, he has worked with GREs, top-tier local corporates, MNCs, and MMEs/SMEs, and has cultivated strong working relationships with CCOs and Market Heads across the region.

He began his journey with AbnAmro Bank before moving up the ladder at Standard Chartered to be their Head of Top Tier Local Corporate Sales. He eventually moved on to Citigroup and served as their Director – Regional Head of Sales in the Middle East, Pakistan, and Iraq. At Citi, Manish headed Fx sales revenues of USD 102 million across 10 countries.

With concrete experience in creating and implementing compliance processes, as well as optimizing opportunities according to dynamic market conditions, Manish specializes in helping his client optimise their revenue streams by offering financial efficiencies in transaction banking and market exposures while using conventional and derivative products to help hedge exposure towards FX, interest rates, and commodities.

Manish lives in Dubai with his family. He enjoys travelling and has a keen interest in agriculture. He has also successfully managed a chain of businesses with his wife over the last 13 years.

Email : anitay@globalcreditadvisory.com