Nina joined Standard Bank in 2005 having previously spent 14 years with CIBC World Markets in London more recently as European Head of Media, Telecoms and Technology and in the early 1990's in the Acquisition Finance unit. While at CIBC, Nina also held various other roles including as a member of the London Executive Board Committee and as co-ordinator for the Bank's private equity activities outside North America in the telecoms sector. Over the years, Nina has acted in a financing and an advising capacity for a large number of media and telecoms companies globally, both in the sub-investment grade and investment grade sectors. Prior to joining CIBC, Nina worked in New York in the leveraged buyout finance market and as a fixed income analyst. Nina has an MBA from NYU Stern Graduate School of Business and a BA from Columbia University/Barnard College.

Jay joined Standard Bank in 2004 to launch the Telecoms/Media Finance practice in the Americas. Prior to joining Standard, Jay was a Managing Director at Citigroup and Societe Generale in New York, heading up the Telecoms & Media Project Finance teams in the Americas. He held a similar position at ABN Amro in Miami and prior to that was the Director of Customer Finance for Nortel Networks’ Latin American subsidiary in Miami. Jay spent the initial 10 years of his career with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in New York and also completed expatriate assignments in Chile and Mexico. Jay received an MSFS in International Economics from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service where he was a NASA Fellow and Landeggar Honors recipient. He received his BA (International Relations and Economics, Summa Cum Laude) from Long Island University.

Richard is responsible for Standard Bank’s Asian Investment Banking business. Richard joined Standard Bank in 1993 and has held a number of senior positions within the Bank working in London, Johannesburg and Hong Kong. Richard is an Executive Director of Standard Bank Asia, a member of the Asia Credit Committee and his most recent position prior to his current role was as the Global Head of the Group’s Telecom Finance team. Richard holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from The City University and an MBA from The University of Bath.

Heloise joined Standard Bank in 1998 and has primary responsibility for the Bank’s activities in the telecoms sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, where Standard Bank is the leading adviser and arranger of limited recourse finance for GSM projects. She has advised and arranged funding for cellular telecommunications projects in Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda amongst others. Before joining the Standard Bank Group, Heloise worked in the development field for the Namibian Government for a number of years. Heloise holds a B.Com degree from the University of Port Elizabeth, an LLB degree from the University of Cape Town and an MBA in Corporate Finance from the University of Indiana.