Divashen Kandan

Divashen Kandan is a Director in Global Chemicals Advisory at Evercore since April 2023, previously serving as a Vice President in the same firm’s Global Chemicals advisory platform. Prior to Evercore, Divashen worked at Credit Suisse from September 2018 to January 2023, initially as a Vice President in Investment Banking focusing on EMEA Industrials and later as an Investment Banking Associate, tasked with Emerging Markets coverage. Divashen's career at Credit Suisse began in June 2016 as an Associate in the Johannesburg IBCM Team, engaging in advisory and capital market transactions across Africa. Earlier experience includes a role as an Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, following a six-month internship, and a position as Commercial Credit Manager at FNB South Africa. Divashen began a career in finance as an Academic Tutor in Capital Market Theory at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance & Economics was earned.