UniCredit names new Apac head of financing

Amit Dewan has been appointed to the newly created position of head of financing and advisory for Asia Pacific at UniCredit. In the role he will be responsible for debt capital markets, equity capital markets, corporate finance advisory, export finance and natural resources in the region. He will report to Michele Amadei, who will lead the Asia Pacific region as of July. Dewan previously managed the lending team within UniCredit’s power project finance team in London. Before joining UniCredit in 2007, he worked at Bank of Scotland and ANZ Investment Bank in the UK and Asia. He will be relocating from London to Singapore for the new role.

The appointment is the latest step in UniCredit’s ambitions to boost its network of foreign branches and representative offices. The firm has made a renewed focus on Asia-Pacific recently, aiming to leverage deals between the region and Europe.