Sandra Veseli is a Managing Director and Head of the EU for Moody’s Ratings, currently based in Frankfurt. She is also the Country Manager for Germany. Sandra is responsible for coordinating the strategic, operational and business engagement with internal and external stakeholders across the region.

Before joining the regional management team, Sandra was a Managing Director in the Corporate Finance Group in London, leading the UK corporate and the global leveraged finance franchise.

Sandra joined Moody’s in 2013, bringing 20 years of banking experience. Prior to Moody’s, Sandra worked at Credit Suisse, where she was the Head of Rating Advisory for EMEA since 2010, after holding senior positions in the rating advisory teams at Morgan Stanley and Citi.

Sandra began her career at Dresdner Bank in Germany.

Sandra holds a Diploma from the Frankfurt Business School of Finance & Management.

Stanislas Duquesnoy, Executive Director, has been with Moody’s Deutschland GmbH in Frankfurt since August 2007. As lead analyst he is currently responsible for European Building Materials and Investment Holding companies. Since joining Moody’s he has covered the European chemicals, pharmaceuticals, steel and metals & mining sectors across both investment grade and non-investment grade issuers.

Prior to joining Moody’s he spent 7 years in the European banking industry as corporate credit analyst both in Germany and the UK, with BNP Paribas and UBS AG.

Stanislas Duquesnoy has graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Toulouse in France and from the Technische Universität of Berlin in Germany as a DiplomKaufmann.

Matthias Heck is a Vice President –Senior Credit Officer within Moody’s European Corporate Finance Group, based in Frankfurt. He is Moody’s Lead Analyst for a portfolio of European large diversified industrial manufacturing companies and automotive parts suppliers.

Previously, Matthias covered European automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Matthias also coordinates Moody’s Global Automotive Industry Outlook and sector research. Previously, Matthias was responsible for a diverse portfolio of manufacturing, business services, real estate and consumer goods companies based in Europe.

Matthias has 25 years of experience in corporate ratings and financial analysis from a credit and equity perspective. He is a frequent speaker at investor conferences on Corporate Finance topics, especially on the automotive industry, application of rating methodologies and on supply chain finance. Matthias joined Moody’s in 2013, as a Senior Analyst of the Infrastructure Finance Team in London. Prior to this, Matthias worked for Macquarie, Sal. Oppenheim and Banco Santander as an equity research analyst focusing on European utilities. Matthias is a CFA charter holder and an Ambassador of the CFA Society to Moody’s. He also holds the CEFA qualification from the German Association of Financial Analysis and Asset Management (DVFA). Matthias has a degree in Business Administration from the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW), Mannheim, Germany.

Christophe began his career in finance roles across North America and Europe. With extensive leadership experience among others at Plastic Omnium and Michelin, he has shaped global finance strategies across industries. Between 2022 and 2024, he was CFO at the JCB Group in Great Britain, a leading manufacturer of construction, industrial, and agricultural machinery. Christophe took over the CFO position at Schaeffler AG in September 2025. He is responsible for Finance and IT.

Edouard de Pirey, aged 49, began his career as a civil servant as the Director of Industry, Mines and Energy for New Caledonia in 2003. In 2006 he joined the Budget Department of the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry as Deputy Head of the Energy, Shareholdings, Industry and Innovation office. In 2007 he joined the Ministry of Higher Education and Research as an advisor to the Minister.

Edouard de Pirey joined Valeo in 2009 as Group Vice President Corporate Planning & Strategy. In 2012 he was nominated President of Valeo China. In 2018 he returned to France as Product Group VP Powertrain Electrification Systems, a post he held until 2021 when he was appointed Valeo LiDAR CEO.

Edouard de Pirey graduated in Mathematics from the prestigious Ecole Normale supérieure (Ulm), before qualifying as an engineer at the Ecole Nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris.

Götz Grossmann is a Senior Analyst within Moody’s EMEA Corporate Finance Group based in Frankfurt. He has lead responsibility for a portfolio of European high-yield and investment-grade steel, construction and manufacturing companies.

Götz joined Moody’s as an Associate Analyst in January 2011 covering companies in the automobile manufacturing, parts supplier and building materials industries.

Prior to Moody’s, Götz was an Assistant Manager in KPMG’s audit department based in London and Stuttgart.

Götz is a CFA charterholder. He has studied at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and holds a master degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann).

Mortiz has more than 10 years of experience as a credit rating analyst. Since 2019 Moritz covers a portfolio of issuers in the chemical industry, which includes companies in the investment grade and high-yield space. Since joining Moody's Frankfurt office in 2012, Mortiz has covered companies from the semiconductor areospace & defense, investment holdings and manufacturing industries. Mortiz holds a Masters degree from the University of Hohenheim with a concentration in corporate finance and accounting.

Armin Krapf bewertet als VP – Senior Credit Officer bei Moody’s europäische ABSTransaktionen. Er ist im Frankfurter Büro für die Analyse der Verbriefungen von granulären Portfolios aus den Asset-Klassen Autofinanzierungen, unbesicherte Konsumentenkredite, und private Immobilienkredite zuständig. Die Analyse von ABS mit außergewöhnlicheren Assets wie zum Bespiel Portfolios von FactoringGesellschaften oder Marketplace Lending Plattformen gehört auch zu seinen Aufgaben. In seiner Zeit bei Moody’s hat er außerdem ABS-Transaktionen zur Verbriefung von Mittelstandskrediten bewertet. Vor seiner Tätigkeit bei Moody’s war er bei der KPMG DTG AG als Assistant Manager im Bereich „Banking & Finance“ tätig.Armin Krapf hat sein Studium an der Universität Maastricht mit dem „Master of Economics – International Management“ abgeschlossen und auch an der Universität Göttingen und der Royal Holloway University of London studiert

Adolfo Ravasio is Head of Treasury & ALM Europe at Hyundai Capital Bank Europe, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Santander.

He has nearly 30 years of experience in banking and financial management. He started his career in the Italian banking industry before moving into senior financial management and treasury roles within Santander Group, working across Italy, Belgium and Germany.

Over the years, he has gained broad experience in financial strategy, treasury and capital markets, asset-liability management and structured finance, with a focus on funding, balance sheet management and capital efficiency.

At Hyundai Capital Bank Europe, he is responsible for treasury and ALM across the bank’s European operations and has led several funding initiatives, including the development and execution of its public auto ABS programme.