A Historical Perspective on the Development of 
Capital Markets and A Forward Looking Perspective on 
the Potential Development of Renminbi 

Colin Grassie, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank UK 


Host: Dr. Cathy Du, Assistant Dean of BiMBA, Director of Academic Affairs 
Time: 18:30-20:30, May 14, 2011, Saturday 
Venue: Function Hall, 2nd Floor of Wanzhong Building, NSD, PKU
Working Language: English 
Registration: Pls. book your seats by registration on BiMBA webpage 
http://form.nsd.pku.edu.cn/35/survey/userdata/u107/s573.aspx 
First Come, First Serve. 


Speaker Brief Introduction 

Colin Grassie 
Chief Executive Officer 
Deutsche Bank 
United Kingdom

Colin Grassie is Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank in the United Kingdom.

Mr Grassie has responsibility for development of the Bank’s UK franchise, including management of relationships with the government, regulators and key clients. He also chairs the Bank’s UK governance and executive management committees.

Colin is a member of the Board of The British Bankers Association, the Board of The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) and a member of the FSA Practitioner Panel. In a personal capacity, Colin is on the Board of Governors of Fettes College in Edinburgh.

Prior to his current role, assumed in the summer of 2009, Mr Grassie most recently served for four years as Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) and was responsible for the Bank's management and strategic business development in the region.

As CEO in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan), he grew the Bank to include local operations in 17 markets and significantly expanded its private wealth management business and presence in China and India. Mr Grassie is a director of China’s Hua Xia Bank, in which Deutsche Bank holds a 13.7% equity stake.

A Scottish native with a Master Degree in Law from Cambridge University, Mr Grassie joined the Bank in 1995 and, prior to relocating to Asia, served as Head of Global Markets in Europe (ex-Germany), overseeing origination and execution of cash equities, derivatives, foreign exchange, bonds, structured products and securitisations. He previously held a number of senior positions in Fixed Income Sales in London, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

In the UK, Deutsche Bank employs over 8,000 people and is one of the largest employers in the City of London. The Bank is a leading sales and trading provider, corporate finance advisor and serves as broker to nearly 50 companies including Hammerson, National Grid, Old Mutual, Shire, Tesco, Unilever and Xstrata. Deutsche Bank has an ongoing mandate advising Her Majesty's Treasury on financial stability.