A spokesperson for Société Générale (SocGen) Corporate and Investment Banking confirmed to FinanceAsia that Tessa Dann has been named head of sustainable finance, Asia Pacific (Apac), effective September 14.
Based in Sydney, Dann (pictured) most recently held the role as head of sustainable finance for Australia and New Zealand at SocGen, since 2023. Prior to joining the French bank, she worked in the sustainable finance business at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) for nearly four years, and has also had experience at the Queensland Treasury Corporation.
In her new role, Dann reports to Paul-Antoine Thiebot, head of sustainable and positive impact finance, Apac. Thiebot assumed the new role in March and is based in Singapore.
The team has recently acted as bookrunners in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s €1 billion ($1.1 billion) 10NC5 green Tier 2 notes issuance in May 2024. It also acted as a sustainability coordinator on the conversion of Australian property firm Cromwell’s multi-bank A$1.2 billion ($811 million) lending facility to a green and sustainability-linked loan in June 2024.
SocGen has a commitment to dedicate €300 billion to sustainable finance by 2025.
In Apac, SocGen has offices in mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, according to its website.
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