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SCMP Reporter

Zhang Shengman
Country officer, Hong Kong
Citi Hong Kong
Mr Zhang continues his responsibilities as president of Asia-Pacific and vice-chairman of global banking, a role that he has held since joining Citi in February 2006.
John Stefanac
Vice-president and president
Qualcomm Southeast Asia-Pacific
Mr Stefanac oversees the execution of Qualcomm's market strategies and manages the company's business operations throughout the region. He has more than 20 years of experience in the telecoms industry.
Matthias Mueller
Managing partner, Beijing
Salans
Mr Mueller is a German national and fluent Putonghua speaker who has been permanently based in China since 2002. He specialises in corporate law and foreign direct investment, including mergers and acquisitions.
Hitendra Dave
Head of global markets, India
HSBC Global Banking and Markets
Mr Dave is responsible for the growth of sales and trading, balance sheet management and the debt financing businesses in India. He has more than 16 years of experience in sales, financing and rates business.
Charlotte Robins
Consultant/counsel, corporate, Hong Kong
Clifford Chance
Ms Robins has extensive experience in regulatory matters. She has been involved in the establishment of several hedge funds investing in Asia and China-related private equity funds.
Kelly Gregory
Consultant/counsel, corporate, Shanghai
Clifford Chance
Ms Gregory has more than nine years of experience in corporate law, and specialises in M&A and private equity investments. Before joining the firm in Shanghai, she worked in Australia and Paris.
Patrick Phua
Consultant/counsel, banking  and finance, Shanghai
Clifford Chance
Mr Phua is a specialist in corporate finance matters, focused particularly on structured finance, derivatives and lending transactions. He has more than nine years of experience.
Ross McNab
Sales director, Asia-Pacific
Eyeblaster
Mr McNab, based in Hong Kong, leads the company's sales and marketing efforts as the firm advances into Asia-Pacific. Before moving to Hong Kong, he was the company's sales director in Australia and New Zealand.
Rossana Chu
Partner
Baker & McKenzie
Ms Chu's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions involving Hong Kong-listed companies, international securities offerings, ongoing compliance and regulatory issues for companies.
Boo Beechun
Partner
Baker & McKenzie
Ms Boo's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and private equity/venture capital investments across various sectors, including energy, aviation, insurance and manufacturing. She is based in Shanghai.
Andrew Lucas
Partner
Baker & McKenzie
Mr Lucas focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions - with an emphasis on outbound investments by mainland companies - corporate finance, restructuring and reorganisations. He is based in Beijing.
Beatrice Schaffrath
Partner
Baker & McKenzie
Ms Schaffrath's practice focuses on strategic, operational, regulatory and crisis management issues on the mainland, with emphasis on anti-corruption/corporate governance and climate change/renewable energy matters.
Jeff Lane
Partner
Laracy Gall
Mr Lane joins Laracy Gall from the commercial litigation practice at Wilkinson & Grist, where he was a partner for 10 years. He has about 20 years of experience in litigation and arbitration matters in Hong Kong.



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