James Leaton is a SVP - Environment, Social & Governance. In this capacity, James leads the development of carbon transition analysis of companies in high impact sectors. James brings expertise across environmental issues, especially climate change risk, which he applies to the integration of environmental risk into credit analysis. 

Prior to joining Moody’s. James was previously Research Director at Carbon Tracker - a boutique research house - where he led a team producing thematic energy research combining elements of climate change scenarios with financial analysis. James was lead author of a series of research which sparked investor interest in the concept of stranded assets, and led to a number of investor initiatives on carbon asset risk. James also advised blue-chip clients on climate change and sustainability strategy whilst a consultant at PwC and was a senior policy advisor at WWF, focusing on the biodiversity impact of extractive industries. 

James holds a Masters degree in Environmental Technology from Imperial College,  University of London. 

Brian Cahill is Vice Chairman, Moody’s Ratings Asia Pacific. In this role, he provides strategic and operational support across key business initiatives including Moody’s Ratings domestic credit rating affiliates in India, Vietnam and other locations. He also supports senior level external engagement with market participants including policy makers and regulators in respect of Moody’s Ratings credit rating and sustainable finance activities. He is on the board of Moody’s Foundation supporting its global activities and with a particular focus on its work in Asia Pacific.

Prior to his current role, Brian was Global Head for Sustainable Finance at Moody’s Ratings leading its strategy for incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance factors - including climate risk - into credit ratings,
analytics, research, and outreach.

In addition, he oversaw the development of Moody’s Ratings sustainable finance solutions such as second party opinions and net zero assessments. These provide analytic insight to market participants wishing to evaluate the sustainability and emission reduction claims of debt issuers, a critical need in the rapidly growing sustainable finance market.

Brian was regional head of Moody’s Ratings corporate finance franchise from 2002 to 2020. He also led the Asia project and infrastructure team from 2009 to 2018 and the Asia Financial institution team from 2009 to 2016.

Prior to joining Moody’s Brian practiced as a lawyer. He received an MA and Master of Law from Cambridge University.

Carmen Nuzzo is Head of Fixed Income at the Principles for Responsible Investment, where she is responsible for the sovereign, sub-sovereign, securitised products and private debt workstreams, as well as the PRI’s flagship ESG in Credit Risk and Ratings initiative. She works with investors, credit rating agencies, issuers, ESG information providers and other stakeholders to develop a better understanding of how ESG factors can impact debt instrument pricing.

Prior to joining the PRI in 2017, Carmen was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley focussing on Sustainable Economics. She started her career in 1993 as a macroeconomist at Salomon Brothers, subsequently working for Citigroup, with stints in the not-for-profit sector, including at ShareAction.

Carmen holds a Laurea in ‘Political Science’ (major economics) from La Sapienza University in Rome and a Ph.D. in ‘Capital Markets and Business Finance’ from the University of Bergamo. She was a visiting scholar at the N.Y.U Stern Business School, working on the Ho-Lee model for her dissertation.

Laura Acres is Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, she has overall responsibility for Moody’s corporate ratings and research for the region, managing teams of analysts in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Laura joined the company in 2006 taking a number of Lead Analyst roles for a variety of corporates around the region. She also created Moody’s aggregated high-yield research and outreach initiatives for the Asia Pacific region as well as Moody’s global Emerging Markets data-led research suite. She was appointed Managing Director in 2015 and led the Singapore based South & South-East Asia corporate rating teams and was then appointed to her current role in 2020.

Before joining Moody’s, Laura worked for Schroders PLC in London and Singapore, and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Singapore, where she specialized in corporate restructuring and recovery throughout Southeast Asia.

Laura holds a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Matthew is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Sydney. In this role, he leads a team of rating analysts covering nonfinancial corporates in Australian and New Zealand.

Matthew joined Moody’s Sydney office in2010 as a lead analyst covering a range of corporate and infrastructure sectors ,including real estate investment trusts, metals and mining, oil and gas and steel sectors, among others. Matthew has also covered the consumer products and retail sectors with Moody’s in the US.

He has extensive experience both in the investment grade and high yield spaces.

Prior to joining Moody’s Sydney office, Matthew worked in the rating-advisory group at Deutsche Bank in New York. He holds an Honours degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Dean Enjo is a Senior Analyst with the Corporate Finance Group of Moody’s Japan. He is a lead analyst for companies across a broad range of sectors including automobiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and retail products.

Dean has extensive work experience in the Japanese financial industry. Dean previously worked at Manulife Life Insurance Company Japan, where he was a fixed income portfolio manager for its general account investment division. Prior to that, he worked as an equity research analyst at CLSA Securities Japan / Credit Agricole Securities Japan and at a hedge fund focused on Japanese equities.

He holds a master’s degree from Harvard University, an M.B.A. from the University of Hertfordshire, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia.

James Leaton is a SVP - Environment, Social & Governance. In this capacity, James leads the development of carbon transition analysis of companies in high impact sectors. James brings expertise across environmental issues, especially climate change risk, which he applies to the integration of environmental risk into credit analysis. 

Prior to joining Moody’s. James was previously Research Director at Carbon Tracker - a boutique research house - where he led a team producing thematic energy research combining elements of climate change scenarios with financial analysis. James was lead author of a series of research which sparked investor interest in the concept of stranded assets, and led to a number of investor initiatives on carbon asset risk. James also advised blue-chip clients on climate change and sustainability strategy whilst a consultant at PwC and was a senior policy advisor at WWF, focusing on the biodiversity impact of extractive industries. 

James holds a Masters degree in Environmental Technology from Imperial College,  University of London. 

Brian Cahill is Vice Chairman, Moody’s Ratings Asia Pacific. In this role, he provides strategic and operational support across key business initiatives including Moody’s Ratings domestic credit rating affiliates in India, Vietnam and other locations. He also supports senior level external engagement with market participants including policy makers and regulators in respect of Moody’s Ratings credit rating and sustainable finance activities. He is on the board of Moody’s Foundation supporting its global activities and with a particular focus on its work in Asia Pacific.

Prior to his current role, Brian was Global Head for Sustainable Finance at Moody’s Ratings leading its strategy for incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance factors - including climate risk - into credit ratings,
analytics, research, and outreach.

In addition, he oversaw the development of Moody’s Ratings sustainable finance solutions such as second party opinions and net zero assessments. These provide analytic insight to market participants wishing to evaluate the sustainability and emission reduction claims of debt issuers, a critical need in the rapidly growing sustainable finance market.

Brian was regional head of Moody’s Ratings corporate finance franchise from 2002 to 2020. He also led the Asia project and infrastructure team from 2009 to 2018 and the Asia Financial institution team from 2009 to 2016.

Prior to joining Moody’s Brian practiced as a lawyer. He received an MA and Master of Law from Cambridge University.

Carmen Nuzzo is Head of Fixed Income at the Principles for Responsible Investment, where she is responsible for the sovereign, sub-sovereign, securitised products and private debt workstreams, as well as the PRI’s flagship ESG in Credit Risk and Ratings initiative. She works with investors, credit rating agencies, issuers, ESG information providers and other stakeholders to develop a better understanding of how ESG factors can impact debt instrument pricing.

Prior to joining the PRI in 2017, Carmen was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley focussing on Sustainable Economics. She started her career in 1993 as a macroeconomist at Salomon Brothers, subsequently working for Citigroup, with stints in the not-for-profit sector, including at ShareAction.

Carmen holds a Laurea in ‘Political Science’ (major economics) from La Sapienza University in Rome and a Ph.D. in ‘Capital Markets and Business Finance’ from the University of Bergamo. She was a visiting scholar at the N.Y.U Stern Business School, working on the Ho-Lee model for her dissertation.

Laura Acres is Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, she has overall responsibility for Moody’s corporate ratings and research for the region, managing teams of analysts in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Laura joined the company in 2006 taking a number of Lead Analyst roles for a variety of corporates around the region. She also created Moody’s aggregated high-yield research and outreach initiatives for the Asia Pacific region as well as Moody’s global Emerging Markets data-led research suite. She was appointed Managing Director in 2015 and led the Singapore based South & South-East Asia corporate rating teams and was then appointed to her current role in 2020.

Before joining Moody’s, Laura worked for Schroders PLC in London and Singapore, and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Singapore, where she specialized in corporate restructuring and recovery throughout Southeast Asia.

Laura holds a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Matthew is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Sydney. In this role, he leads a team of rating analysts covering nonfinancial corporates in Australian and New Zealand.

Matthew joined Moody’s Sydney office in2010 as a lead analyst covering a range of corporate and infrastructure sectors ,including real estate investment trusts, metals and mining, oil and gas and steel sectors, among others. Matthew has also covered the consumer products and retail sectors with Moody’s in the US.

He has extensive experience both in the investment grade and high yield spaces.

Prior to joining Moody’s Sydney office, Matthew worked in the rating-advisory group at Deutsche Bank in New York. He holds an Honours degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Dean Enjo is a Senior Analyst with the Corporate Finance Group of Moody’s Japan. He is a lead analyst for companies across a broad range of sectors including automobiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and retail products.

Dean has extensive work experience in the Japanese financial industry. Dean previously worked at Manulife Life Insurance Company Japan, where he was a fixed income portfolio manager for its general account investment division. Prior to that, he worked as an equity research analyst at CLSA Securities Japan / Credit Agricole Securities Japan and at a hedge fund focused on Japanese equities.

He holds a master’s degree from Harvard University, an M.B.A. from the University of Hertfordshire, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia.

Maisam Hasnain is a Senior Vice President and Regional Head of Assessments for Asia Pacific in Moody’s Sustainable Finance Group.

Based in Singapore, Maisam leads analytical teams across Hong Kong SAR, China; Singapore and Tokyo responsible for producing Second Party Opinions (SPOs) and Net Zero Assessments (NZAs). SPOs provide an opinion on the overall sustainability quality of financial instruments or financing frameworks, while NZAs offer an independent and comparable view of the strength of an entity’s carbon emissions reduction plans relative to a global net-zero pathway.

Prior to his current role, Maisam was Vice President and Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group in Singapore, where he served as lead rating analyst for companies across a broad array of sectors in South and Southeast Asia. He also played a key role in supporting the integration of ESG considerations into Moody's credit ratings and research for nonfinancial corporates.

Before relocating to Singapore in 2017, Maisam spent seven years in Moody's Hong Kong office, including four years as a Rating Associate covering corporate issuers across APAC.

He joined Moody's in 2010 as part of the Regional Product Strategy team, supporting the firm’s research and data businesses as well as new business initiatives.

Maisam holds a double major in Economics and Finance and a minor in Arabic from The University of Hong Kong.  He is also a CFA charterholder.

Carmen Nuzzo is Head of Fixed Income at the Principles for Responsible Investment, where she is responsible for the sovereign, sub-sovereign, securitised products and private debt workstreams, as well as the PRI’s flagship ESG in Credit Risk and Ratings initiative. She works with investors, credit rating agencies, issuers, ESG information providers and other stakeholders to develop a better understanding of how ESG factors can impact debt instrument pricing.

Prior to joining the PRI in 2017, Carmen was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley focussing on Sustainable Economics. She started her career in 1993 as a macroeconomist at Salomon Brothers, subsequently working for Citigroup, with stints in the not-for-profit sector, including at ShareAction.

Carmen holds a Laurea in ‘Political Science’ (major economics) from La Sapienza University in Rome and a Ph.D. in ‘Capital Markets and Business Finance’ from the University of Bergamo. She was a visiting scholar at the N.Y.U Stern Business School, working on the Ho-Lee model for her dissertation.

Laura Acres is Managing Director for the Corporate Finance Group for Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, she has overall responsibility for Moody’s corporate ratings and research for the region, managing teams of analysts in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Laura joined the company in 2006 taking a number of Lead Analyst roles for a variety of corporates around the region. She also created Moody’s aggregated high-yield research and outreach initiatives for the Asia Pacific region as well as Moody’s global Emerging Markets data-led research suite. She was appointed Managing Director in 2015 and led the Singapore based South & South-East Asia corporate rating teams and was then appointed to her current role in 2020.

Before joining Moody’s, Laura worked for Schroders PLC in London and Singapore, and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Singapore, where she specialized in corporate restructuring and recovery throughout Southeast Asia.

Laura holds a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Matthew is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in Sydney. In this role, he leads a team of rating analysts covering nonfinancial corporates in Australian and New Zealand.

Matthew joined Moody’s Sydney office in2010 as a lead analyst covering a range of corporate and infrastructure sectors ,including real estate investment trusts, metals and mining, oil and gas and steel sectors, among others. Matthew has also covered the consumer products and retail sectors with Moody’s in the US.

He has extensive experience both in the investment grade and high yield spaces.

Prior to joining Moody’s Sydney office, Matthew worked in the rating-advisory group at Deutsche Bank in New York. He holds an Honours degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Dean Enjo is a Senior Analyst with the Corporate Finance Group of Moody’s Japan. He is a lead analyst for companies across a broad range of sectors including automobiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and retail products.

Dean has extensive work experience in the Japanese financial industry. Dean previously worked at Manulife Life Insurance Company Japan, where he was a fixed income portfolio manager for its general account investment division. Prior to that, he worked as an equity research analyst at CLSA Securities Japan / Credit Agricole Securities Japan and at a hedge fund focused on Japanese equities.

He holds a master’s degree from Harvard University, an M.B.A. from the University of Hertfordshire, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia.

Maisam Hasnain is a Senior Vice President and Regional Head of Assessments for Asia Pacific in Moody’s Sustainable Finance Group.

Based in Singapore, Maisam leads analytical teams across Hong Kong SAR, China; Singapore and Tokyo responsible for producing Second Party Opinions (SPOs) and Net Zero Assessments (NZAs). SPOs provide an opinion on the overall sustainability quality of financial instruments or financing frameworks, while NZAs offer an independent and comparable view of the strength of an entity’s carbon emissions reduction plans relative to a global net-zero pathway.

Prior to his current role, Maisam was Vice President and Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group in Singapore, where he served as lead rating analyst for companies across a broad array of sectors in South and Southeast Asia. He also played a key role in supporting the integration of ESG considerations into Moody's credit ratings and research for nonfinancial corporates.

Before relocating to Singapore in 2017, Maisam spent seven years in Moody's Hong Kong office, including four years as a Rating Associate covering corporate issuers across APAC.

He joined Moody's in 2010 as part of the Regional Product Strategy team, supporting the firm’s research and data businesses as well as new business initiatives.

Maisam holds a double major in Economics and Finance and a minor in Arabic from The University of Hong Kong.  He is also a CFA charterholder.

James Leaton is a SVP - Environment, Social & Governance. In this capacity, James leads the development of carbon transition analysis of companies in high impact sectors. James brings expertise across environmental issues, especially climate change risk, which he applies to the integration of environmental risk into credit analysis. 

Prior to joining Moody’s. James was previously Research Director at Carbon Tracker - a boutique research house - where he led a team producing thematic energy research combining elements of climate change scenarios with financial analysis. James was lead author of a series of research which sparked investor interest in the concept of stranded assets, and led to a number of investor initiatives on carbon asset risk. James also advised blue-chip clients on climate change and sustainability strategy whilst a consultant at PwC and was a senior policy advisor at WWF, focusing on the biodiversity impact of extractive industries. 

James holds a Masters degree in Environmental Technology from Imperial College,  University of London. 

Brian Cahill is Vice Chairman, Moody’s Ratings Asia Pacific. In this role, he provides strategic and operational support across key business initiatives including Moody’s Ratings domestic credit rating affiliates in India, Vietnam and other locations. He also supports senior level external engagement with market participants including policy makers and regulators in respect of Moody’s Ratings credit rating and sustainable finance activities. He is on the board of Moody’s Foundation supporting its global activities and with a particular focus on its work in Asia Pacific.

Prior to his current role, Brian was Global Head for Sustainable Finance at Moody’s Ratings leading its strategy for incorporating Environmental, Social, and Governance factors - including climate risk - into credit ratings,
analytics, research, and outreach.

In addition, he oversaw the development of Moody’s Ratings sustainable finance solutions such as second party opinions and net zero assessments. These provide analytic insight to market participants wishing to evaluate the sustainability and emission reduction claims of debt issuers, a critical need in the rapidly growing sustainable finance market.

Brian was regional head of Moody’s Ratings corporate finance franchise from 2002 to 2020. He also led the Asia project and infrastructure team from 2009 to 2018 and the Asia Financial institution team from 2009 to 2016.

Prior to joining Moody’s Brian practiced as a lawyer. He received an MA and Master of Law from Cambridge University.