Ashutosh Kumar based in Singapore, currently serving as the Managing Director and Head of Global Transaction Banking for Asia Pacific at Mizuho Bank. He is a dynamic business leader who holds 25 years of experience in the banking domain with a focus on transaction banking and corporate, Commercial, and Institutional Banking. As an MD he is responsible for creating and executing the strategy and driving the digital transformation of the global transaction banking business. Ashutosh is known for his passion for talent development and his relentless commitment to innovation
Before joining Mizuho, Ashutosh was with Standard Chartered Bank as the Global Head of Working Capital and before that, he was the Global Head of Transaction Banking Sales, Commercial Banking where he was responsible for creating and executing the strategy, client and sales management across the global network. Ashutosh is recognized as an industry leader and has held the position of Chair of the Global Trade Industry Council at BAFT-IFSA and a member of the advisory board of the ICC Banking Commission. He was also a member of the WTO Experts’ Committee on Trade.