Paul Richards has responsibility for leading a team of specialist bankers across ANZ’s global network and delivering solutions to ANZ’s largest customers in the Resources, Energy & Infrastructure segments. 

Prior to this position Paul was the Acting Head of Project & Export Finance and Head of Structured Export Finance & Renewables at ANZ Sydney. Paul was also the Co-Lead for both the ANZ Group-wide “ESG Growth” strategy and Insto “Accelerate Sustainability” strategy in 2021. 

Paul is a highly experienced banker in both domestic and international markets, with extensive leadership of client-facing, “connectivity” teams. Values-oriented leader driven by a passion for developing deep customer relationships, building inclusive and collaborative teams, innovation and different thinking. 

Previously Paul has worked in ANZ’s Singapore office initially as Regional Head, South and South East Asia, Structured Export Finance, and then as Global Head. Prior to this Paul was based in ANZ’s Tokyo office where he was responsible for establishing the bank‘s North Asia Corporate and Structured Finance business working with ANZ’s Japanese and Korean customers across project and export finance arranging and advisory, structured asset financings, structured trade, and mergers and acquisitions.

Paul was a member of the International Chamber of Commerce, Global Export Finance Committee and for 3 years headed a working group on the sustainability opportunity in the ECA market. Paul holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from the University of New South Wales.