Global Finance’s 2024 Best Investment Banks and Sustainable Finance Awards Ceremony was held on the evening of April 30th at London’s landmark Gherkin building. The gala event celebrated winners of the 25th annual Best Investment Bank Awards and the 2024 Sustainable Finance Awards.
1 (left to right) Societe Generale’s Andrew Menzies, Global Head of DCM, Thierry d’Argent, CEO of the London Branch, and Natalie Lemarcis, Managing Director and Head of Origination and Advisory – Europe Energy Group accepting the World’s Best Bank for Sustainable Finance Award for 2024 from Joseph Giarraputo, Global Finance’s Founder and Editorial Director.
2 CIBC’s team collecting the global awards for Best Bank for Sustainable Bonds and Best Bank for Green Bonds for 2024 from Global Finance’s Joseph Giarraputo.
3 Hyung Il Kim, Deputy CEO of Industrial Bank of Korea accepting the Best Bank for ESG-Related Loans globally for 2024.
4 Monika Mezei, ESG Senior Advisor for OTP Bank addressing the audience in acceptance of the 2024 Best Bank for Sustainability Transparency globally.
5 Bank Pekao’s Jerzy Kwiecinski, Deputy CEO (left) and Dieter Lobnig, Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking (right) accepting the Best Bank for Green Bonds, Best Bank for Transition/Sustainability Linked Bonds and Best Bank for Sustainable Finance in Central and Eastern Europe for 2024 from Global Finance’s Joseph Giarraputo (middle).
6 Izlem Erdem, Deputy CEO and Sustainability Leader for Isbank accepting the Best Bank for Sustaining Communities in Central and Eastern Europe.
7 Bank of China’s team collecting the Best Bank for Sustainable Bonds, Best Bank for Sustainable Infrastructure Finance and Best Bank for Transition/Sustainability Linked Bonds in Asia-Pacific for 2024.
8 Gustavo Brianza, Managing Director (left) and Caroline Haas, Head of Climate and ESG Capital Markets (right) of NatWest accepting the Best Bank for Sustainable Finance Award in United Kingdom from Joseph Giarraputo, Founder and Editorial Director (middle) of Global Finance.
9 Emirates NBD Capital’s Carlo de Vos, Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking receiving the global awards for Best Investment Bank in Emerging Markets and Best Investment Bank for Client Facing Technology in 2024.
10 Alex Pallin, Head of Equity Sales in London for Bradesco BBI accepts the award for new category The Best Investment Bank for Infrastructure Finance in Latin America, as well as three other awards.
11 Chapel Hill Denham’s Lanre Buluro, Managing Director Capital Markets (left) and Richard Rothwell, Director (right) collecting the Best Equity Bank in Africa award for 2024.
12 Paul McDonald, CEO QNB UK, accepting the 2024 Best Investment Bank in Qatar award.
13 Abdullah AlHaddad, Chief Investment Banking Officer for KFH Capital receiving the 2024 Best Investment Bank in Kuwait award.
14 Al Ahly Pharos’ Ahmed Salem, Group CEO and MD (left) and Ahmed Heider, CEO and MD of Investment Banking (right) collecting the Best Investment Bank in Egypt for 2024.
15 Bassem Boustany, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Business at National Bank of Kuwait accepting the Best Bank for ESG-Related Loans award for 2024.
