Rony Lam was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MCB Capital Markets (MCBCM) in 2014. Over the past decade, he has led the development of MCB Group’s investment banking franchise and established MCBCM as the clear leader in debt advisory, capital markets and M&A in Mauritius. Rony has played a pioneering role in the development of the Mauritian debt capital markets, having led the growth of corporate bond issuances from zero to the equivalent of approximately USD 2.5 billion in less than 10 years. 

He and his team have been at the forefront of financial innovation in Mauritius having launched the first credit-linked notes and ETFs. The team has also advised on the first Green Bond and Sustainability-Linked Bond under ICMA guidelines. He also initiated and currently leads the implementation of MCB’s two Principal Investment strategies: a USD 100 million fund investing in high-growth African companies through equity and quasi-equity instruments, and a diversified equity portfolio of income-generating real assets.

Rony started his career with KPMG in Beijing and London, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Since 2000, he has pursued a career in investment banking at HSBC Investment Bank and Barclays. From 2007 to 2012, he was a Partner at Fenchurch Advisory Partners, a leading UK investment banking firm focused exclusively on advising major financial institutions on M&A and capital raising transactions. 

Rony was a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust scholar and holds a BA (Honours) and MA (Cantab) in Economics from Cambridge University. He also holds a Diploma in Mandarin Chinese from People’s University of China.