Natixis CIB appoints new SEA head of real assets & investment banking

He will also hold the role of head of infrastructure funds coverage in Asia Pacific.

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has appointed Bertrand Guiot as the new head of real assets & investment banking in Southeast Asia, and head of infrastructure funds coverage in Asia Pacific

Guiot will be based in Singapore and will work closely with business lines and regional country representatives to support Natixis CIB’s strategic initiatives and operational developments in the South East Asia region.

Guiot has been with Natixis CIB for close to a decade, in various roles. Prior to his current appointment, Bertrand served as the Senior Country Manager for Natixis Canada Branch for two and a half years. Before this, he was the head of infrastructure of Asia Pacific and based in Hong Kong, overseeing all of the bank’s investment banking, financing and advisory activities pertaining to the infrastructure sector across the region. 

Before relocating to Hong-Kong in 2017, Bertrand led finance activities for Natixis CIB in Australia across multiple segments: greenfield infrastructure, privatizations, telecom assets and renewable energy projects.

He was formerly with Dexia, where he coordinated PPPs in the infrastructure sector and arranged corporate acquisition financing in the telecom sector, before being appointed to lead the company’s project finance activities in Canada. Before Dexia, Bertrand spent 14 years in various business development/ strategy/ finance roles in large IT/telecommunication companies such as British Telecom and Cable and Wireless in Europe, leading global teams and managing outsourcing/acquisition deals through to completion