News & media Cordiant hires Mr. Kiran Raj to head up South East Asian Team in Singapore
September 15th, 2020 – Cordiant Capital Inc., an institutional asset management firm currently investing $2.1 billion of infrastructure private debt and private equity funds, announces the appointment of Mr. Kiran Raj to lead their South East Asian Group from Singapore. Kiran will anchor our presence in South East Asia, focussing on deal origination and investment execution within the region.
Kiran Raj, a qualified chartered accounted and C-Suite executive, brings 25-years of global corporate, investment banking and advisory experience to Cordiant. Kiran made his mark in Asia as the former Chief Financial Officer and Director for the US Private Equity backed energy group in South East Asia, KrisEnergy Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for Energy and Infrastructure financial advisor Brighton Capital Advisors and the Head of Southeast Asia Investment Banking Execution and Director for CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets. During his career, Kiran has been instrumental in the origination and execution of listed and unlisted mergers & acquisitions and capital markets transactions exceeding USD 12 billion in transaction value. Kiran is also an active non-executive and independent board member where his strategic experience and focus on enterprise risk management practices as well as environmental, social and corporate governance policies has played a significant part in his career. Kiran holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from Monash University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Stephen Foss, Managing Director Cordiant, said: “I am delighted to confirm the hire of Kiran Raj who will head up the Cordiant team in Singapore. In Kiran, we have hired someone with unparalleled market knowledge and capabilities built up over a 25-year career in the global banking community. We are confident that he will be a great addition to Cordiant, bringing with him extensive leadership and transactional experience in the region. We view this strategic appointment as a key component for the next stage of growth to become a global sector-focused investor in infrastructure private debt and private equity.”
