EXECUTIVE
MASTER
IN FINANCE
Preparing Financial Leaders
CLASS PROFILE 2018
EMFin Programme
For more than half a century, INSEAD has been developing ambitious leaders with a unique
worldview and a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Our close links to the international business
community, distinctive participative teaching style and outstanding faculty all contribute to our
global reputation. INSEAD’s Executive Master in Finance (EMFin) builds on these strengths, offering
you an unparalleled experience that will hone your leadership and management skills as well as
deepen your knowledge of the sector.
Class Profile EMFin 2018
38 Participants
31 Average Age
16 Nationalities
7 years Average work experience 34% Female
Main Industry Sectors
11%
3%
5%
42%
Investment Banking
Corporate Finance
Investment Management
5%
Retail and Commercial Banking
5%
Private Equity
Financial Consulting
11%
Sales & Trading
Other
18%
Job Titles
5%
8%
3%
42%
VP / Director
Manager
Associate
Analyst
42%
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CFO
Participant Name
Page No.
Roohi BANSAL .................................................................................................................................. 4
Paul Howard BIRKETT ...................................................................................................................... 4
Vy BUI ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Pei Ying CHANG ................................................................................................................................ 5
Hyunggyu Kevin CHO ....................................................................................................................... 5
Matthew CROASDAILE ..................................................................................................................... 5
Juraj GALLO ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Becky GUO ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Ahsan HAMMAD ................................................................................................................................ 6
Na HAN ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Songyi HAN ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Xiangle HENG .................................................................................................................................... 7
Kian Seng David HO .......................................................................................................................... 8
Melissa Ya Qi JOYCE-YEOW ............................................................................................................ 8
Praful KATTA ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Warren Stan LEE ............................................................................................................................... 9
Noah LEE ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Dick LEE ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Zhexian Lewis LIN ........................................................................................................................... 10
Weiy-Hsiao Victor LIU ..................................................................................................................... 10
Veronica Xiangyu MAO ................................................................................................................... 10
Geraldine Cui Xuan MOK ................................................................................................................ 11
Atefeh NADERKHANIPARI.............................................................................................................. 11
Jiwoong PARK ................................................................................................................................. 11
Hasan PASHA .................................................................................................................................. 12
Vijayarengan RAJENDRAN............................................................................................................. 12
Mallika SACHDEVA ......................................................................................................................... 12
Bede SCHUBERT ............................................................................................................................. 13
Akhand Pratap SINGH ..................................................................................................................... 13
Harshvardhan SOLANKE ................................................................................................................ 13
Jongseop SONG .............................................................................................................................. 14
Dez Dezhong TAN ............................................................................................................................ 14
Deepak VENKATANARASIMHAN ................................................................................................... 14
Molly Yueqing WANG ...................................................................................................................... 15
Shih Ming YIP ................................................................................................................................... 15
Veronica Soo Young YUN ............................................................................................................... 15
Evgeny ZUBRILIN ............................................................................................................................ 15
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Roohi BANSAL
Nationality: Indian
Country of work: India
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: Research Analyst
Current Organisation: Shopnshops (Roop Enterprise)
Roohi holds an honors degree in Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from
Institute of Technology and Management (Maharishi Dayanand University), Gurgaon, India. Prior to
joining Shopnshops a year ago, she spent four years with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. as a
Programmer Analyst. Her stint at TCS provided her the opportunity to work with various international
banks like Qatar National Bank, ITAU, Bank of New York Melon, and BNP Paribas.
Paul Howard BIRKETT
Nationality: South African
Country of work: South Africa
Years of experience: 9 years
Current Designation: Executive Director
Current Organisation: Africa Special Opportunities Capital
Paul holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and an MBA from Southeastern Louisiana
University, Louisiana, United States. He is also a qualified CPA and CFA. Prior to joining Africa
Special Opportunities Capital (ASO), a distressed debt private equity fund focused on South Africa,
he worked within Corporate Finance at Investec Bank Limited and PwC, in Johannesburg and and
PwC, in New York City respectively.
Vy BUI
Nationality: Vietnamese
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 8 years
Current Designation: Internal Audit Manager
Current Organisation: United Test and Assembly
Vy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy from Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. She is also
a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). She started her finance
career at Intel where she held various finance positions during her 6-year stint. Prior to joining UTAC
two years ago, she spent two years at Standard Chartered Bank as a Client Coverage Manager in
the Corporate and Institutional Client Division.
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Pei Ying CHANG
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: Operations Manager
Current Organisation: Quantedge Capital
Pei Ying holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Monash
University, Australia. She has been with Quantedge Capital for the past five years. She speaks
English and Mandarin, and is also learning Japanese and Russian.
Hyunggyu Kevin CHO
Nationality: Korean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 6 years
Current Designation: Head of Risk, Asia
Current Organisation: Tower Research Capital
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
Hyunggyu holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Electronics and Computer Engineering with a
dual degree in International Studies from Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. Prior to joining
Tower Research Capital three years ago, he was a Sales Trader at Samsung Futures in Korea
where he managed several international clients. Currently he is the Head of Risk, Asia and manages
risk for all trading performed in Asia Pacific region.
Matthew CROASDAILE
Nationality: Australian
Country of work: Australia
Years of experience: 10 years
Current Designation: Vice President, Principal Investments
Current Organisation: Macquarie Group Limited
Matthew holds an honors degree in Bachelor of Commerce from
the University of Sydney, Australia and is a Chartered Accountant (ICAA). During the 10 years, he
has been with Macquarie Group, Matt has developed experience across corporate advisory, credit
risk management and principal investing disciplines.
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Juraj GALLO
Nationality: Slovak
Country of work: SINGAPORE
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: Vice President, Senior Portfolio Management
Associate
Current Organization: PIMCO Asia Pte Ltd
Juraj holds a degree in Business Administration from Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich,
Germany. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2012, he was a desktop financial developer with Bloomberg in
London. During his time at PIMCO, he worked with the global and FX portfolio management teams
in Munich and is now working with the emerging markets portfolio management team in Singapore
as well as leading APAC portfolio management associate team. Juraj speaks several languages
including English, German, Czech and Slovak.
Becky GUO
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: Assistant Vice President
Current Organisation: Deutsche Bank AG
Becky holds a Bachelor of Accountancy with a second specialisation in Finance from Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore. She has been with Deutsche Bank for five years, where she
began her career as a Management Trainee. Becky speaks English, Mandarin and a little bit of
French.
Ahsan HAMMAD
Nationality: Pakistani
Country of work: Pakistan
Years of experience: 16 years
Current Designation: Deputy General Manager – Investment
Banking Group and Unit Head
Current Organisation: Habib Bank Ltd
Ahsan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Engineering
and Technology in Lahore. He also holds an MBA from Lahore University of Management Science.
Prior to joining Habib Bank, he was with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank for more than 10 years. He
speaks English and Arabic.
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Na HAN
Nationality: Chinese
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 12 years
Current Designation: Finance Manager
Current Organisation: Unicore Resources Pte Ltd
Na holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Inner Mongolia University of Science and
Technology, China. Prior to her current role, she was with Hesteel Singapore for 12 years. Na is
bilingual, speaking English and Mandarin.
Songyi HAN
Nationality: Korean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 8 years
Current Designation: Secretary
Current Organisation: J Trust Asia Pte Ltd
Songyi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Commerce from Waseda University, Japan. She has been with J
trust Asia Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of J Trust Co. Ltd, a listed company in Japan, for 11
months. Prior to joining J trust, she spent four and a half years with Standard Chartered Bank as a
Relationship Manager for corporate and financial institutions, and three years with Shinsei Bank as
an analyst in the International Principal Finance Division.
Xiangle HENG
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 3 years
Current Designation: Fixed Income Specialist
Current Organisation: United Overseas Bank Ltd
Xiangle graduated magna cum laude with a double degree in Economics and Business from
Singapore Management University. He is a recipient of the MAS FSP Scholarship. He was also
awarded the Charlie Chia Cheng Guan Scholarship, the Wong Kwok Leong Endowed Scholarship,
and the Goh Foundation Scholarship for his undergraduate studies. He completed his three levels of
CFA exams in 2015. Prior to his current role, he worked as a Credit Trader for three years on the
rates trading desk making markets for USD, SGD, CNH, AUD credits. He also interned at JP
Morgan with the Futures & Options APAC control team.
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Kian Seng David HO
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 4 years
Current Designation: Senior Manager, Private Equity Sales
Current Organisation: Gusto Investments
David holds a Bachelor of Science in Banking & Finance from the University of London, UK. Prior to
joining Gusto Investments two and a half year ago, David was with HSBC as a wealth management
consultant. David speaks Mandarin and English, and elementary Thai.
Melissa Ya Qi JOYCE-YEOW
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 6 years
Current Designation: Senior Client Portfolio Analyst
and Risk Officer
Current Organisation: Reset Pte Ltd
Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Singapore Management University,
Singapore. She has been with Reset Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the NEX Group PLC in London for six
years. Melissa speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Praful KATTA
Nationality: Indian
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 9 years
Current Designation: Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income
Current Organisation: IFC Treasury - Liquid Assets Management
Praful holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Manipal University, India. After
working two years with IFC Treasury in Washington, D.C., he made a move to Singapore where he
manages a portfolio of sovereign and corporate bonds in Asia. Before joining IFC, Praful worked with
the Credit Risk department in the World Bank for four years. Prior to that, he worked as a Credit
Analyst with CRISIL. Praful is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a certified Financial Risk
Manager (FRM).
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Warren Stan LEE
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 3 years
Current Designation: Senior Consultant, Strategy
Current Organisation: PwC Strategy
Warren is a strategy consultant serving corporates and government, covering South East Asia.
Previously he was with the Strategy team at SPRING Singapore, involved in planning national
venture capital strategies under the $19B Research, Innovation, and Enterprise framework. Warren
has previous experience working in venture capital in Silicon Valley and Singapore. Warren
obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) majoring in Finance from the National
University of Singapore, under a government scholarship by SPRING Singapore.
Noah LEE
Nationality: Korean
Country of work: Malaysia
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: CEO
Current Organisation: INL Capital
Noah holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University College London, UK. He
started his career as a business developer and developed a passion for investing. For the past five
years, Noah managed his family fund utilizing various strategies. He finally, settled in for value
investing in US blue chips. He recently launched his own fund management company called INL
Capital. Noah is bilingual, speaking Korean and English.
Dick LEE
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 2 years
Current Designation: Treasury Risk Controller
Current Organisation: Isuzu Motors Asia
Dick holds a Bachelor in Accountancy from Singapore Management University, Singapore.
Prior to joining Isuzu Motors Asia, a Japanese MNC in Singapore, he was with Sulzer
Chemtech Limited and the Ministry of Finance. Dick’s areas of interest include investment
research and management. He is bilingual, speaking English and Mandarin.
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Zhexian Lewis LIN
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: Senior Client Portfolio Analyst
Current Organisation: Reset Pte Ltd
Lewis holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore. Prior to joining Reset five years ago, he was part of the Global Markets team at The
Bank of New York Mellon. Lewis is fluent in both Mandarin and English.
Weiy-Hsiao Victor LIU
Nationality: Taiwanese
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 6 years
Current Designation: Market Monitoring Team Lead
Current Organisation: NUS Risk Management Institute
Victor holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration
from National Taiwan University, Taiwan. He is also a CFA charterholder. In his current role,
Victor is in charge of the corporate credit research and internal consulting arm of NUS RMICRI, a non-profit credit rating agency. Prior to moving to Singapore, he spent four years honing
his equity research work experience in Taiwan, mostly with the Taiwan Stock Exchange and
Cathay Financial Holdings.
Veronica Xiangyu MAO
Nationality: Chinese
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: Operations Executive
Current Organisation: F H Bertling Chartering and Ship
Management Pte Ltd
Veronica holds a Bachelor of Science from Dalian Maritime University, China and a Master’s
degree in Maritime Studies from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She has more than
five years of experience in the dry bulk and container shipping industry. At F H Bertling, a German
ship owner, she is responsible of operating a fleet of eight vessels carrying a variety of bulk cargo.
Veronica is fluent in both Mandarin and English.
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Geraldine Cui Xuan MOK
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 6 years
Current Designation: Treasury Specialist
Current Organisation: Standard Chartered Bank
Geraldine graduated with an honours degree in Business Administration from the National
University of Singapore. She has been working in the banking industry since graduation and
has industry experience in research, interbank dealing as well as wealth product sales and
advisory. Geraldine speaks English and Mandarin.
Atefeh NADERKHANIPARI
Nationality: Iranian
Country of work: Netherlands
Years of experience: 3 years
Current Designation: Risk Manager
Current Organisation: Rabo Bank
Atefeh holds a Master in Finance and Law from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. In
her current role at Rabo Bank, Atefeh focuses on banking regulation and financial or prudential
reporting. Atefeh speaks English, Farsi and a little bit of French and Dutch.
Jiwoong PARK
Nationality: Korean
Country of work: Korea
Years of experience: 11 years
Current Designation: Investment Manager
Current Organisation: Prudential Life Insurance
Jiwoong holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Yonsei University, Korea.
He is also a CFA Charterholder. Since graduation, he has been with Prudential Life
Insurance, Korea. In his current role as an investment manager, he oversees the risk asset
portfolio of the company's general account (proprietary assets) and manage the company's
public equities portfolio. He is also responsible for alternative investments, such as real estate
funds, hedge funds etc. Jiwoong speaks English, Korean and elementary Mandarin.
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Hasan PASHA
Nationality: Pakistani
Country of work: Pakistan
Years of experience: 4 years
Current Designation: Manager/Lead Reviver, Audit Risk
Current Organisation: Samba Bank Ltd
Hasan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the American University in Dubai,
UAE and has completed his Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
certification. Prior to joining Samba Bank three years ago, he spent four years at Ernst &
Young, Dubai, working as an external auditor. Hasan speaks English and Urdu.
Vijayarengan RAJENDRAN
Nationality: Dutch
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 10 years
Current Designation: General Management
Current Organisation: AkzoNobel
Vijay has more than a decade of general management experience in a variety of roles such
as finance, marketing & sales, manufacturing, supply chain, sustainability, and research &
development. He also has extensive non-profit leadership experience with Amnesty
International, Greenpeace, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and Dutch Refugee Council.
Mallika SACHDEVA
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: Vice President, Foreign Exchange
Strategist
Current Organisation: Deutsche Bank AG
Mallika holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago. She has been
with Deutsche Bank for five years. As an FX Strategist at Deutsche Bank in Singapore, she
is responsible for formulating and marketing the bank’s views on Asian currencies. Mallika
speaks English and Hindi fluently, as well as some French.
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Bede SCHUBERT
Nationality: Australian
Country of work: Australia
Years of experience: 4 years
Current Designation: Associate
Current Organisation: Macquarie Capital
Bede holds a Bachelors in Commerce with a major in Finance and Economics from Bond
University, Australia. He was awarded the Bond University Prize for Academic Achievement
upon graduation. Bede is also a CFA Charterholder. Prior to joining Macquarie Capital two
years ago, he was a Management Consultant at Deloitte for three years.
Akhand Pratap SINGH
Nationality: Indian
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 2 years
Current Designation: Management Associate
Current Organisation: Citibank
Akhand holds a double degree in Business (B.Bus.) and Computer Science (B.Engg.) from
Nanyang Technology University, Singapore. During the 2+ years at Citibank, he has worked
with the Equities, Futures and Commodities business. His areas of interest include Artificial
Intelligence, Economics, Financial Markets and Entrepreneurship.
Harshvardhan SOLANKE
Nationality: Indian
Country of work: India
Years of experience: 4 years
Current Designation: Capital Raising Consultant
Current Organisation: Self-Employed
Harshvardhan holds a Diploma in Liberal Arts and a
Bachelor in Business Administration from FLAME
(Foundation of Liberal Arts and Management Education)
University, India. He is currently freelancing as a Capital Raising Consultant and is
working with Avnee Developers Pune Private Limited on two individual capital raising
exercises. He was an Assistant Manager in the Corporate Finance division at Marvel
Realtors for three years before venturing into consultancy. Prior to that, he was a
Research Analyst with A.C Choksi Pvt Ltd in Mumbai.
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Jongseop SONG
Nationality: Korean
Country of work: Korea
Years of experience: 13 years
Current Designation: Director
Current Organisation : Deloitte Anjin LLC
Jongseop holds a MBA from Sungkyunkwan University and Bachelor of Arts in Business
Administration from Sungkyunkwan University, Korea. Prior to joining Deloitte Anjin LLC
five years ago, he worked at Savills, Asiana Airline and SK Telecom. He specialises in
Real Estate for Hard Asset and Development project transaction and Corporate Real
Estate consulting and Financial Structuring. He speaks English, Chinese and Korean.
Dez Dezhong TAN
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 6 years
Current Designation: Associate
Current Organisation: GIC Asset Management Pte Ltd
Dez holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Prior to joining GIC two years ago, he spent three years with Credit Suisse as a Senior
Treasury Analyst. His areas of interest within finance are the money market and foreign
exchange, and he speaks English and Mandarin.
Deepak
VENKATANARASIMHAN
Nationality: Indian
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 14 years
Current Designation: Product Management Lead
Current Organisation: Grab
Deepak holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of
Technology, Karnataka, India and an MBA from the Indian School of Business,
Hyderabad, India. He currently leads a team of product managers working on supplydemand matching and pricing issues at Grab. Prior to his current role, Deepak worked in
consumer internet and technology firms such as Zynga and Akamai. He speaks English
and multiple Indian languages such as Tamil, Hindi and Kannada.
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Molly Yueqing WANG
Nationality: Chinese
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 12 years
Current Designation: Senior Vice President
Current Organisation: Citibank NA
Molly has over 10 years of experience in financial markets at four leading international
banks. In her recent role as Senior Vice President in Citibank NA, she oversees Platinum
clients and is well-versed with foreign exchange, interest rates and commodities
derivatives.
Shih Ming YIP
Nationality: Singaporean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 9 years
Current Designation: Assistant Vice President
Current Organisation: OCBC Bank
Shih Ming holds a Bachelor of Computing Science from
National University of Singapore. He has been with OCBC
Bank for five years and is currently leading the Information Delivery section which focuses
on data analytics, process automation and manages dashboard deliverables for the Group
Finance Division.
Veronica Soo Young YUN
Nationality: Korean
Country of work: Singapore
Years of experience: 4 years
Current Designation: Senior Executive
Current Organisation: Aon Benfield Asia
Veronica holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law from Ewha Womans
University, South Korea. Prior to joining Aon Benfield Asia two years ago, she spent a
year and half at Lockton Companies Korea. Veronica speaks English and Korean.
Evgeny ZUBRILIN
Nationality: Russian
Country of work: Russian Federation
Years of experience: 5 years
Current Designation: Manager, Structured Finance
Current Organisation: Gazprombank
Evgeny holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Lomonosov Moscow State
University, Russia. Prior to joining Gazprombank two years ago, he spent two years at
Novatek where he was the Treasury Manager. Evgeny speaks English, German and
Russian.
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