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Roberto Hoornweg
CEO, Corporate & Investment Banking
Appointed
Roberto Hoornweg is CEO, Corporate & Investment Banking, appointed in December 2025. He was appointed as a member of the Group Management Team in April 2024 and is based in the UAE.
He currently has responsibility for our Europe, Americas, Middle East and Africa markets.
Career and experience
Prior to his current role, Roberto was Global Head of Financial Markets from January 2017 and Global Co-Head, Corporate & Investment Banking from April 2024.
Roberto is a seasoned global financial markets leader with over 30 years of experience across the banking industry. He has a broad and thorough knowledge of financial markets across our footprint.
Before joining the Bank, Roberto was a partner at Brevan Howard Asset Management, leading the Liquid Portfolio Strategies funds business. Previously, he spent three years at UBS Investment Bank in London leading the global Securities Distribution business and then co-heading the global Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities division.
Roberto’s financial markets experience was honed during his 17-year career at Morgan Stanley where he held various senior roles in fixed income derivatives, led the global Emerging Markets Fixed Income & FX business, and was latterly Head of Global Interest Rates, Credit and Currencies.
External appointments
- Independent non-executive director of MarketAxess Holdings Inc.