James Aryaija, CFA

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Senior Director at HSBC

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

James Aryaija is a Senior Director at HSBC in the Infrastructure and Energy Financing team. He specializes in structured and project finance origination, execution, and financial advisory for energy transition and infrastructure assets. His experience spans roles at Mizuho, NIBC Bank, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and he holds an MBA from London Business School and a CFA designation.

He has a background in both advising on and arranging financing for major renewable assets, including offshore wind, solar, and waste-to-energy projects across the EMEA region.

Personality Overview

Planner & Achiever

Long-Term Thinker

Decisive But Calm

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Topics They Care About

Energy Transition Finance
His career is focused on financing energy transition assets, including offshore wind, solar, and gas-fired power, and he recently joined HSBC's specific team for this.
Infrastructure Investment
Has extensive experience in origination, execution, and advisory for infrastructure assets from his time at PwC, NIBC Bank, Mizuho, and now HSBC.
Structured & Project Finance
This is his core expertise, having held senior roles in structured and project finance departments, focusing on debt arranging and financial advisory for large-scale assets.

Media Appearances

James has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Senior Director at HSBC
5-2024 - 12-2025
Executive Director at Mizuho
11-2015 - 4-2024
Director / SAD / AD at Mizuho
7-2014 - 11-2015
Vice President, Infrastructure & Renewables at NIBC Bank
12-2011 - 6-2014
Manager (& Sr Assoc) - Infrastructure Finance Advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Education

2020 - 2021
Master of Business Administration - MBA from London Business School
2008 - 2011
CFA Program from CFA Institute

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Insights For Selling To James

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with James is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from James

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will James move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can James take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And James

Personality Compatibility


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