Jennifer Wu Managing Director, APAC Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Jennifer Wu is the Managing Director for APAC Structured Finance for Moody’s Ratings based in Hong Kong SAR, China. She is responsible for overseeing both primary issuance and surveillance functions for Consumer Assets, Corporate Assets and Covered Bonds, with responsibility for teams based in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai.

Prior to rejoining the Structured Finance Group, she had been the Managing Director for APAC Ratings and Research since 2017, where she oversaw the delivery of high-quality analytic support and recruitment, professional development and early career journeys of Moody’s junior analytical talent.

Jennifer first joined Moody’s in 2006 as a lead analyst for Australian RMBS, ABCP and Covered Bond transactions. In 2011, she took on a managerial position for Structured Finance Group in Sydney where she was responsible for managing the Sydney primary rating team. She also coordinated investor outreach for APAC Structured Finance Group.

Jennifer previously worked for a period of seven years in various roles within the securitization industry including Perpetual Limited, Australian Financial Investments Group Ltd and RAMS Home Loans. She also worked as a lawyer at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now known as King & Wood Mallesons).

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Laws and Economics from the University of Sydney. She was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in May 1996.

Nicky Dang Senior Vice President, Sovereign/ Sub-Sovereign, Credit Strategy and Standards Moody's Ratings

Jingjing (Nicky) Dang is an Associate Managing Director and head of the Consumer ABS New Ratings Americas team. In this role, she manages the teams that cover the auto, unsecured consumer loan, credit card student loan and other consumer related ABS sectors. She is also a senior editor of the ABS Spotlight. Nicky has previously led the auto and student loan rating team prior to taking her current position and worked on surveillance of various ABS and RMBS transactions since she joined Moody’s in February 2007 as an Associate Analyst.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from New York University and a BA in Economics from Beijing Technology and Business University. Nicky is also a CFA charterholder.

Annabel Schaafsma Managing Director, Global Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Annabel Schaafsma is a Managing Director and Global Head of the Structured Finance Group within Ratings and Research. She is responsible for a global team that both assign primary ratings as well as the surveillance of existing ratings covering all asset types including Asset Backed Securities, Corporate and Residential Mortgage Backed Securities, Structured Credit and Covered Bonds.

Annabel has many years of experience in credit analysis, as well as managing credit professionals. Annabel first joined Moody’s in 2001 in the Structured Finance Group where she went onto leading teams assigning Primary ratings to Residential Mortgage Backed securities and the surveillance of Consumer Asset Backed Securities in EMEA. Prior to her current role she worked in Credit Strategy and Standards Group responsible for the Methodology Development Group. Prior to joining Moody’s Annabel worked for Credit Suisse in the Credit Risk Management department in various roles in London and New York. In 2006 Annabel joined Standard Chartered Bank as Head of Credit Research for the Structured Credit Investment team that invested in structured finance instruments. Before re-joining Moody’s in 2010, Annabel was head of Traded Credit Risk Management for Standard Chartered Bank in London responsible for the identification and analysis of credit risks within the firm’s trading business.

Annabel is passionate about diversity and inclusion; she is the executive sponsor of the Moody’s UK Women’s Business Resource Group. Annabel holds an undergraduate degree in Economics focused in finance and accountancy from Manchester University

Annalisa Di Chiara Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Moody’s Ratings

Annalisa Di Chiara is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Hong Kong, Annalisa covers a portfolio of telecommunications, media and beverage companies throughout South and South East Asia. Annalisa is also a lead coordinator for Moody’s high-yield research and outreach initiatives for the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Annalisa worked for UBS in credit related roles across debt capital markets and leveraged finance. She spent a significant portion of her career as a senior ratings advisor covering corporates across a variety of industries throughout the US, Asia and Europe. Annalisa has also worked for Credit Suisse and the Bank of New York as a Ratings Advisor and a Corporate Finance Banker. She has worked in Hong Kong for over 13 years.

Annalisa holds a double major from Brown University in Business Economics and English & American Literature.

Daisuke Kitazawa VP-Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Daisuke Kitazawa is a Vice President - Senior Analyst for US Structure Finance that includes CLOs and other structured credit products at Moody’s Ratings. He is also involved in various research rerated to CLOs and investor outreach activities related to Japan. Before he moved to the New York office in 2013, Daisuke has been working for Moody’s Japan K.K. and has held a variety of roles and responsibilities. As an Analyst, he had a special emphasis on collateral debt obligations (CDO) and asset-backed securities (ABS).

Alena Chen Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Alena Chen is a Vice President – Senior Analyst with the Structured Finance Group’s surveillance team in Sydney. She monitors a portfolio of Australian RMBS, ABS and CMBS transactions.

Alena joined Moody’s in 2005. Prior to her transfer to Sydney, she was an Analyst with Moody’s Structured Finance Group’s derivatives team in New York, where she analyzed and rated various structured credit transactions.

Alena holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Chinese from Swarthmore College.

Daisuke Kitazawa VP-Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Daisuke Kitazawa is a Vice President - Senior Analyst for US Structure Finance that includes CLOs and other structured credit products at Moody’s Ratings. He is also involved in various research rerated to CLOs and investor outreach activities related to Japan. Before he moved to the New York office in 2013, Daisuke has been working for Moody’s Japan K.K. and has held a variety of roles and responsibilities. As an Analyst, he had a special emphasis on collateral debt obligations (CDO) and asset-backed securities (ABS).

Yusuke Seki Associate Managing Director, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Yusuke Seki is an Associate Managing Director inthe Japan structured finance group, based in the Tokyo office.

He has been working for Moody’s since 2000 and has held a variety of roles and responsibilities. As an Analyst, he had a special emphasis on asset-backed securities (ABS) and collateral debt obligations(CDO).

Before working at Moody’s, he worked in the assetmanagement department of a major insurance company.

He is a Chartered Member of The Security Analysts Association of Japan as well as a Fellow of The Institute of Actuaries of Japan.

Annabel Schaafsma Managing Director, Global Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Annabel Schaafsma is a Managing Director and Global Head of the Structured Finance Group within Ratings and Research. She is responsible for a global team that both assign primary ratings as well as the surveillance of existing ratings covering all asset types including Asset Backed Securities, Corporate and Residential Mortgage Backed Securities, Structured Credit and Covered Bonds.

Annabel has many years of experience in credit analysis, as well as managing credit professionals. Annabel first joined Moody’s in 2001 in the Structured Finance Group where she went onto leading teams assigning Primary ratings to Residential Mortgage Backed securities and the surveillance of Consumer Asset Backed Securities in EMEA. Prior to her current role she worked in Credit Strategy and Standards Group responsible for the Methodology Development Group. Prior to joining Moody’s Annabel worked for Credit Suisse in the Credit Risk Management department in various roles in London and New York. In 2006 Annabel joined Standard Chartered Bank as Head of Credit Research for the Structured Credit Investment team that invested in structured finance instruments. Before re-joining Moody’s in 2010, Annabel was head of Traded Credit Risk Management for Standard Chartered Bank in London responsible for the identification and analysis of credit risks within the firm’s trading business.

Annabel is passionate about diversity and inclusion; she is the executive sponsor of the Moody’s UK Women’s Business Resource Group. Annabel holds an undergraduate degree in Economics focused in finance and accountancy from Manchester University

Jennifer Wu Managing Director, APAC Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Jennifer Wu is the Managing Director for APAC Structured Finance for Moody’s Ratings based in Hong Kong SAR, China. She is responsible for overseeing both primary issuance and surveillance functions for Consumer Assets, Corporate Assets and Covered Bonds, with responsibility for teams based in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai.

Prior to rejoining the Structured Finance Group, she had been the Managing Director for APAC Ratings and Research since 2017, where she oversaw the delivery of high-quality analytic support and recruitment, professional development and early career journeys of Moody’s junior analytical talent.

Jennifer first joined Moody’s in 2006 as a lead analyst for Australian RMBS, ABCP and Covered Bond transactions. In 2011, she took on a managerial position for Structured Finance Group in Sydney where she was responsible for managing the Sydney primary rating team. She also coordinated investor outreach for APAC Structured Finance Group.

Jennifer previously worked for a period of seven years in various roles within the securitization industry including Perpetual Limited, Australian Financial Investments Group Ltd and RAMS Home Loans. She also worked as a lawyer at Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now known as King & Wood Mallesons).

Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Laws and Economics from the University of Sydney. She was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in May 1996.

Alena Chen Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Alena Chen is a Vice President – Senior Analyst with the Structured Finance Group’s surveillance team in Sydney. She monitors a portfolio of Australian RMBS, ABS and CMBS transactions.

Alena joined Moody’s in 2005. Prior to her transfer to Sydney, she was an Analyst with Moody’s Structured Finance Group’s derivatives team in New York, where she analyzed and rated various structured credit transactions.

Alena holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Chinese from Swarthmore College.

Daisuke Kitazawa VP-Senior Analyst, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Daisuke Kitazawa is a Vice President - Senior Analyst for US Structure Finance that includes CLOs and other structured credit products at Moody’s Ratings. He is also involved in various research rerated to CLOs and investor outreach activities related to Japan. Before he moved to the New York office in 2013, Daisuke has been working for Moody’s Japan K.K. and has held a variety of roles and responsibilities. As an Analyst, he had a special emphasis on collateral debt obligations (CDO) and asset-backed securities (ABS).

Yusuke Seki Associate Managing Director, Structured Finance Moody's Ratings

Yusuke Seki is an Associate Managing Director inthe Japan structured finance group, based in the Tokyo office.

He has been working for Moody’s since 2000 and has held a variety of roles and responsibilities. As an Analyst, he had a special emphasis on asset-backed securities (ABS) and collateral debt obligations(CDO).

Before working at Moody’s, he worked in the assetmanagement department of a major insurance company.

He is a Chartered Member of The Security Analysts Association of Japan as well as a Fellow of The Institute of Actuaries of Japan.

Nicky Dang Senior Vice President, Sovereign/ Sub-Sovereign, Credit Strategy and Standards Moody's Ratings

Jingjing (Nicky) Dang is an Associate Managing Director and head of the Consumer ABS New Ratings Americas team. In this role, she manages the teams that cover the auto, unsecured consumer loan, credit card student loan and other consumer related ABS sectors. She is also a senior editor of the ABS Spotlight. Nicky has previously led the auto and student loan rating team prior to taking her current position and worked on surveillance of various ABS and RMBS transactions since she joined Moody’s in February 2007 as an Associate Analyst.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from New York University and a BA in Economics from Beijing Technology and Business University. Nicky is also a CFA charterholder.

Annalisa Di Chiara Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Moody’s Ratings

Annalisa Di Chiara is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Based in Hong Kong, Annalisa covers a portfolio of telecommunications, media and beverage companies throughout South and South East Asia. Annalisa is also a lead coordinator for Moody’s high-yield research and outreach initiatives for the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Annalisa worked for UBS in credit related roles across debt capital markets and leveraged finance. She spent a significant portion of her career as a senior ratings advisor covering corporates across a variety of industries throughout the US, Asia and Europe. Annalisa has also worked for Credit Suisse and the Bank of New York as a Ratings Advisor and a Corporate Finance Banker. She has worked in Hong Kong for over 13 years.

Annalisa holds a double major from Brown University in Business Economics and English & American Literature.