Graeme Knowd Managing Director, Financial Institutions Moody's Investors Service

Graeme Knowd is a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group based in Singapore. He manages a team of analysts in Japan and Singapore.The team has responsibility for rating financial institutions, including banks, securities firms and other non-bank financial institutions in North Asia (ex-Greater China) , South and South East Asia. Graeme has analyzed financial institutions globally for more than 20 years.

Before joining Moody’s, Graeme worked as a sell-side equity analyst at CLSA and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, Graeme worked for The Bank for International Settlements, where he was involved in risk management and regularly conducted training for central banks throughout the world, particularly in Latin America. He has also worked for other leading financial institutions, such as UBS and S&P, and began his career at the Bank of England. He has worked in London, Switzerland, Tokyo and Singapore.

Graeme has Master’s degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and Kobe University, where he studied Economics.

Grace Lim Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group Moody's Ratings

Grace Lim is an Analyst with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, Grace covers a portfolio of sovereign credits and multilateral development banks in Asia Pacific. 

Before joining Moody’s in 2021, Grace was a Senior Economist at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where she led the economic analysis for the US, Eurozone and some ASEAN economies. Prior to that, Grace was a policy analyst in the central bank working on banking regulatory frame works. 

Grace holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Mathematics and Economics from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Eugene Tarzimanov Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions Moody's Ratings

Eugene Tarzimanov is a Senior Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group in Asia. Based in Singapore, he is the Lead Analyst for banks in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. 

Eugene is also responsible for coordinating banking research across Asia Pacific, and actively represents Moody’s to regulators, investors and the media on analytical and methodological views. Eugene moved to Singapore from Moody’s Moscow office, where he covered the largest banks in Russia, as well as financial institutions in Europe and the Middle East.

Before joining Moody’s in early 2009, Eugene held senior positions during his five years with Standard & Poor’s, where he was responsible for the analysis of banks in Europe and the Middle East. He has also worked at the CEO’s office of Bank VTB, where he was responsible for inhouse research.

Eugene holds an MBA in financial management from New York’s Pace University, and a BSc in international economics from Moscow’s Finance Academy.

Manop Sangiambut Chief Finance & Strategy Officer SCBx

Mr. Manop has been appointed Chief Finance & Strategy Officer of SCB X PCL. since April 2022 and has extensively involved in formulating strategy for the new group structure. He had been Chief Financial Officer of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) from June 2020 to December 2022.

Prior to taking on the CFO role, Mr. Manop had been taking a leadership role as Head of International Banking Business/China Business to develop regional banking platforms for SCB especially in China, Myanmar, and Cambodia. Under his leadership, SCB was the only Thai bank to receive “Best Local Bank in Asean for Belt & Road Award” from Asia Money for 3 consecutive years in 2017-2019 and “Best Belt & Road Bank for Thailand Award” from Finance Asia in 2018.

Before joining SCB, Mr. Manop served as Head of China A-share Research at CLSA Shanghai/Hong Kong, specializing in China macro strategy and infrastructure sector investment during 2004-2012. Prior to that, he worked at the Thai Ministry of Finance responsible for state-owned enterprise development policies.

Mr. Manop earned his MBA in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University, USA under the Royal Thai Government scholarship and BA in Accounting Information Systems from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is a certified public accountant (Thailand) and was part-time lecturers at Chulalongkorn University and Fudan University (Shanghai). In 2018, Mr. Manop was awarded “Thai Government Scholar Rising Star Award” from the Royal Thai Government.

Kiat Hau Siaw Senior FI Trader / Credit Analyst Principal Global Investors

Kiat Hau is a senior fixed income trader/credit analyst at Principal Global Investors with research coverage in Asia financials (banks, leasing, AMCs and Lifers) across capital structure. He has built an extensive range of fixed income capabilities through his prior roles in investment advisory and credit analytics with an expertise in trading global IG corporates, financials and EM sovereigns. He started his career at Commerzbank as a fixed income institutional sales analyst covering central banks, asset managers and private banks. Kiat Hau received his Bachelor of Science in Economics (Summa Cum Laude) from Singapore Management University.

Eugene Tarzimanov Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions Moody's Ratings

Eugene Tarzimanov is a Senior Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group in Asia. Based in Singapore, he is the Lead Analyst for banks in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. 

Eugene is also responsible for coordinating banking research across Asia Pacific, and actively represents Moody’s to regulators, investors and the media on analytical and methodological views. Eugene moved to Singapore from Moody’s Moscow office, where he covered the largest banks in Russia, as well as financial institutions in Europe and the Middle East.

Before joining Moody’s in early 2009, Eugene held senior positions during his five years with Standard & Poor’s, where he was responsible for the analysis of banks in Europe and the Middle East. He has also worked at the CEO’s office of Bank VTB, where he was responsible for inhouse research.

Eugene holds an MBA in financial management from New York’s Pace University, and a BSc in international economics from Moscow’s Finance Academy.

Shirley Zeng Assistant Vice President/Manager - Ratings & Research Support, Financial Institutions Moody's Ratings

Shirley Zeng is an Assistant Vice President/Manager - Ratings & Research Support with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. Based in Singapore, Shirley covers a portfolio of banks and non-bank financial institutions in the South and Southeast Asia. 

Prior to joining Moody’s, Shirley was an auditor with KPMG Singapore, covering clients in the banking, investment management and commodity trading industries. 

Shirley holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.

Grace Lim Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group Moody's Ratings

Grace Lim is an Analyst with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, Grace covers a portfolio of sovereign credits and multilateral development banks in Asia Pacific. 

Before joining Moody’s in 2021, Grace was a Senior Economist at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where she led the economic analysis for the US, Eurozone and some ASEAN economies. Prior to that, Grace was a policy analyst in the central bank working on banking regulatory frame works. 

Grace holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Mathematics and Economics from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Manop Sangiambut Chief Finance & Strategy Officer SCBx

Mr. Manop has been appointed Chief Finance & Strategy Officer of SCB X PCL. since April 2022 and has extensively involved in formulating strategy for the new group structure. He had been Chief Financial Officer of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) from June 2020 to December 2022.

Prior to taking on the CFO role, Mr. Manop had been taking a leadership role as Head of International Banking Business/China Business to develop regional banking platforms for SCB especially in China, Myanmar, and Cambodia. Under his leadership, SCB was the only Thai bank to receive “Best Local Bank in Asean for Belt & Road Award” from Asia Money for 3 consecutive years in 2017-2019 and “Best Belt & Road Bank for Thailand Award” from Finance Asia in 2018.

Before joining SCB, Mr. Manop served as Head of China A-share Research at CLSA Shanghai/Hong Kong, specializing in China macro strategy and infrastructure sector investment during 2004-2012. Prior to that, he worked at the Thai Ministry of Finance responsible for state-owned enterprise development policies.

Mr. Manop earned his MBA in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University, USA under the Royal Thai Government scholarship and BA in Accounting Information Systems from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is a certified public accountant (Thailand) and was part-time lecturers at Chulalongkorn University and Fudan University (Shanghai). In 2018, Mr. Manop was awarded “Thai Government Scholar Rising Star Award” from the Royal Thai Government.

Graeme Knowd Managing Director, Financial Institutions Moody's Investors Service

Graeme Knowd is a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group based in Singapore. He manages a team of analysts in Japan and Singapore.The team has responsibility for rating financial institutions, including banks, securities firms and other non-bank financial institutions in North Asia (ex-Greater China) , South and South East Asia. Graeme has analyzed financial institutions globally for more than 20 years.

Before joining Moody’s, Graeme worked as a sell-side equity analyst at CLSA and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, Graeme worked for The Bank for International Settlements, where he was involved in risk management and regularly conducted training for central banks throughout the world, particularly in Latin America. He has also worked for other leading financial institutions, such as UBS and S&P, and began his career at the Bank of England. He has worked in London, Switzerland, Tokyo and Singapore.

Graeme has Master’s degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and Kobe University, where he studied Economics.

Eugene Tarzimanov Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions Moody's Ratings

Eugene Tarzimanov is a Senior Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group in Asia. Based in Singapore, he is the Lead Analyst for banks in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. 

Eugene is also responsible for coordinating banking research across Asia Pacific, and actively represents Moody’s to regulators, investors and the media on analytical and methodological views. Eugene moved to Singapore from Moody’s Moscow office, where he covered the largest banks in Russia, as well as financial institutions in Europe and the Middle East.

Before joining Moody’s in early 2009, Eugene held senior positions during his five years with Standard & Poor’s, where he was responsible for the analysis of banks in Europe and the Middle East. He has also worked at the CEO’s office of Bank VTB, where he was responsible for inhouse research.

Eugene holds an MBA in financial management from New York’s Pace University, and a BSc in international economics from Moscow’s Finance Academy.

Kiat Hau Siaw Senior FI Trader / Credit Analyst Principal Global Investors

Kiat Hau is a senior fixed income trader/credit analyst at Principal Global Investors with research coverage in Asia financials (banks, leasing, AMCs and Lifers) across capital structure. He has built an extensive range of fixed income capabilities through his prior roles in investment advisory and credit analytics with an expertise in trading global IG corporates, financials and EM sovereigns. He started his career at Commerzbank as a fixed income institutional sales analyst covering central banks, asset managers and private banks. Kiat Hau received his Bachelor of Science in Economics (Summa Cum Laude) from Singapore Management University.

Grace Lim Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group Moody's Ratings

Grace Lim is an Analyst with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, Grace covers a portfolio of sovereign credits and multilateral development banks in Asia Pacific. 

Before joining Moody’s in 2021, Grace was a Senior Economist at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where she led the economic analysis for the US, Eurozone and some ASEAN economies. Prior to that, Grace was a policy analyst in the central bank working on banking regulatory frame works. 

Grace holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Mathematics and Economics from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Shirley Zeng Assistant Vice President/Manager - Ratings & Research Support, Financial Institutions Moody's Ratings

Shirley Zeng is an Assistant Vice President/Manager - Ratings & Research Support with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. Based in Singapore, Shirley covers a portfolio of banks and non-bank financial institutions in the South and Southeast Asia. 

Prior to joining Moody’s, Shirley was an auditor with KPMG Singapore, covering clients in the banking, investment management and commodity trading industries. 

Shirley holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.