Sarya KudsiHead of Sustainable Investment Banking MEA - Crédit Agricole CIB UAE Branch,

Sarya Kudsi is Head of Sustainable Investment Banking MEA at Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, providing sustainable financing solutions and ESG advisory services to sovereigns, corporates and financial institutions; to align their financing objectives with positive environmental and social impacts. Sarya has led the structuring of sustainable finance transactions for First Abu Dhabi Bank, Masdar, the State of Qatar, APICORP, and has led ESG advisory mandates for Sultanate of Oman, Masdar, QNB, and QIA. 

Sarya has over 22 years of experience in Investment Banking and Global Markets across London and the MENA region, with expertise in sustainable finance, ESG advisory, primary and secondary credit and fixed income markets, secured financing and structured investment solutions. Prior to joining Credit Agricole in 2018, Sarya started her career in Sales at Citigroup (London) in 2000-08 in Emerging Markets Fixed Income Currencies and Commodities (FICC) and has held positions at ICAP (Bahrain) and SHUAA Capital (Dubai). Sarya is a graduate from the University of Durham with a BA (Hons) degree.