Manish Desai

Manish Desai is an experienced finance professional currently serving as the HSBC Country Head of Sales for Global Payment Solutions and previously as Director of Global Liquidity and Cash Management Advisory. Desai's extensive career spans various leadership roles across several multinational companies, including Jacobs Engineering Group, where responsibilities encompassed treasury integration and cash management, and Sinclair Knight Merz, where global treasury capabilities and funding strategies were developed. Consulting expertise was demonstrated at Manish Desai Consulting, focusing on financial control and risk management. Earlier experience includes capital management at Commonwealth Bank of Australia and treasury functions at Suncorp and Royal & Sun Alliance. Desai holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from UNSW, an MBA in Strategy and Asian International Business from Deakin University, and is a Chartered Accountant.