Hong Qiu

Hong Qiu is a Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Greater China. Ms. Qiu has over 25 years of experience in investment banking and private equity investment in Asia and USA.

Prior to joining Lazard, Ms. Qiu was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. Prior to that she worked at Citi as a Director. She also served as Senior Investment Officer at EMP Global managing the AIG Asian Infrastructure Fund.

Ms. Qiu has advised on numerous cross-border M&A transactions involving Chinese companies, particularly in the power, energy, infrastructure and diversified industrials sector. She is well-versed in China's outbound M&A regulatory landscape, having close relationships with central and provincial state-owned enterprises, entrepreneur-owned enterprises and financing banks. She also represents international companies in their acquisition, strategic cooperation and divestment vis-à-vis Chinese parties.

Ms. Qiu is a CFA Charter holder, a member of Thunderbird Finance Advisory Committee. Ms. Qiu received an MBA degree with Honors from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management.