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Andrew Steel

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Andrew Steel

Global Head, Sustainable Fitch
Andrew Steel

Andrew recently devised and launched Sustainable Fitch, a new business line for Fitch Group, providing ESG rating products and services. He is also responsible for the leadership, development, and coordination of all Fitch Group ESG initiatives. Andrew joined Fitch Ratings in 2004 and has held several senior management positions: Global Head of Sustainable Finance; Head of EMEA Corporate Ratings; Head of Asia Pacific Corporate Ratings; and Head of EMEA energy, utilities, project finance, and regulated transportation analytical groups. Based in Singapore from 2010-17, Andrew envisaged and developed Fitch Ratings' highly successful Asian corporate ratings franchise. Before joining Fitch in 2004 Andrew led ABN Amro’s project finance, power, and utilities group, worked in private equity for Edison Capital, in energy for PowerGen’s group treasury, and in the banking sector as a mezzanine, leveraged buy-out, and cross-border M&A lender and advisor. Andrew holds a BSc in psychology from Bristol University, and a post-graduate Diploma from INSEAD business school (CGEM 2016). He is a frequent speaker at events, an advisory board member of the United Nations credit rating and risk initiative, and a trustee of the Great Ormand Street Hospital-based charity CLEFT.