Abu Dhabi, 28 May 2024: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has appointed Guy Smith as Senior Managing Director (SMD) and Head of Global Corporate Finance. In this role, he will be responsible for providing client solutions and advice across the capital structure spanning deal origination, structuring and distribution, debt and equity capital markets, advisory, loan financing, and securities services.
With over 25 years’ experience in banking and finance, Smith joins FAB from Nomura, where he worked from 2018 to 2024, most recently as Head of Client Financing and Solutions Asia (ex-Japan) in Hong Kong. Prior to this, he joined Grab, a Singaporean multinational technology company, in 2016 as Group Head of Corporate and Strategic Finance. From 1996 to 2016, he was at Barclays Investment Bank in London, New York and Hong Kong holding a number of leadership positions, including heading regional businesses in Debt Origination, Financial Sponsor Coverage, Loan Capital Markets and Leverage Finance.
Martin Tricaud, Group Head of Investment Banking at FAB, said “With his diverse experience and expertise, Guy will be a strong addition to our Investment Banking Group; he will be instrumental to driving our strategic dialogue with our clients and our growth regionally and globally as we meet the evolving needs and expectations of our customers.”
Guy Smith, SMD and Head of FAB Global Corporate Finance, said “I am honoured to join FAB during this dynamic period of growth and opportunity in the region. I look forward to leveraging my experience to identify opportunities for expanding FAB’s business locally and internationally.”