James Hayes

Head of Global Markets

● I am a Board Director, Committee Member, and Head of Global Markets with over a decade of board-level experience, particularly in the NfP sector, asset management, wholesale banking, and financial markets segments. I have also accumulated considerable exposure to ASX-listed corporates, the country’s largest superannuation funds, wealth management entities, insurance companies, wholesale and private banks, and private equity portfolio companies. ● At board level, what I do is drive financial rigour and develop businesses. I do that whilst also leveraging my broad knowledge and experience in many areas of risk - market, investment, credit, liquidity, regulatory, conduct, and operational. In addition, I guide market access and client engagement strategies and ensure compliance with all necessary parameters. Board-level highlights include: Committee Member for AFMA, Markets Governance; Board Director of the Woods Cottage Foundation; Class Bursary Committee Member of The Old Ignatians Union, and an Executive Member at Nomura Australia. ● In an executive capacity, I have been the Head of Global Markets of BNP Paribas Australia for a decade now, and previously I held the role of Head of Fixed Income. Here I designed and implemented the BNP Paribas Global Markets strategy for Australia and ensured the delivery of the sustainable finance and investment strategy, with a 275% increase in client revenue over the last 10 years and a significant increase in client ‘share of wallet’ as measured by Coalition and Peter Lee. Under my management, BNP Paribas’ maintained market leadership in EUR debt capital markets for Australian issuers for many years. Previously I was the Head of Fixed Income Sales at Nomura Australia. In this role, I transitioned the Australian Fixed Income sales desk from a low-growth, moderately successful flow product-oriented business to a high-growth, very successful, structured product-oriented business and increased the sales revenue fourfold between 2001 and 2006. ● Finally, I have a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment. I am also a graduate of the AICD’s Company Directors Course.