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Amar Darira

Amar Darira

Area(s) of Expertise: Banking/Global markets sales & trading.
Key Industries: Capital Markets, Financial Services
Email: adarira@wm.edu
Language(s): Fluent in Japanese and a working knowledge or Hindi and some Arabic.

Experience

Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Securities, Japan, CEO
Leveraged extensive Japanese market expertise to drive exponential business growth through long-term client partnerships, operational efficiencies, and staff development. Managed a multi-cultural team of 120 sales and trading staff marketing global securities products to institutional and private banking investors.

HSBC Hong Kong, Managing Director Head of Credit Sales Asia Pacific
Build and led a highly profitable Fixed Income, Credit Sales, and Wealth Management business across Asia-Pacific and Australia. Created regional capabilities in local Asian currency financing for global clients, especially in offshore Chinese renminbi and Hong Kong and Singapore dollars.

HSBC Singapore, Managing Director Head of Institutional Sales
Led the development of the regional Public Sector Fixed Income business and established HSBC's Private Banking and Wealth Management business in Singapore and Southeast Asia. These two new businesses contributed significant profit growth to the HSBC group.

Nations Bank N.A., SVP Fixed Income Sales
Promoted Nations Bank's Asset-Backed Securities capabilities to multinational financial institutions and major U.S. mortgage agencies to enhance the growth of the bank's structured finance and capital markets business.

Chemical Securities Japan, joint CEO
Launched the start-up of Chemical Bank's securities business in Japan.

Education

  • MBA, Finance/International Business, NYU Stern School of Business, NYC
  • Diploma in International Trade (DIT), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi, India
  • MA, BA, Mathematics, Delhi University, Delhi, India