Mr. Richad Soundardjee will serve as the SEO of CICC’s future set-up in the UAE region subject to licensing and regulatory approvals.

Richad has had a longstanding career in the investment banking industry since 1994, and has held various management positions within the Societe Generale Group until 2021. He started as an equity capital markets specialist originating and executing IPOs, equity capital increases, and M&A deals for key corporate and financial institutions in France, South-East Asia and the UK until 2002. He then moved to the debt side of the primary capital markets business as Managing Director and Global Head of the structured bonds private placement platform of the Societe Generale Group’s bond syndication team, based in London. In 2009, Richad took responsibility for the Equity and Debt Capital Markets origination activities of the Societe Generale Group for the CEEMEA region. He was Societe Generale Group’s CEO for the Middle East and Egypt region and SEO for Societe Generale DIFC branch from 2013 to 2021.

Richad holds an MSc in International Finance from HEC, a degree from the French National Institute of Telecommunications and a Master of Management degree from Paris Dauphine University.