Leslie Maasdorp was appointed as CEO of British International Investment, the UK development finance institution and impact investor, in January 2025.
He has had a broad career across development finance, climate finance, investment and wider financial services. Leslie was previously Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the New Development Bank (NDB), based in Shanghai, for nine years. He is a recognised leader in the field of development and climate finance in emerging markets, having played a key role in the formation and growth of NDB.
Over the past 25 years, he has held senior leadership positions at global financial institutions, including serving as International Advisor to Goldman Sachs, Vice Chairman of Barclays Capital and President of Bank of America Merrill Lynch in South Africa.
In the early years of South Africa’s democratic era, he held key roles in the Government of South Africa, as Special Advisor to the Minister of Labour and Deputy Director-General responsible for Restructuring of State-owned Enterprises.