Sheedy, who will be based in the RBC Dexia’s Dubai office, will be responsible for leading the company’s business development in the region. He will report to Simon Shapland, managing director of UK, Ireland and Middle East.
While his latest role was at SHUAA Capital, a UAE investment bank, Sheedy is best known for launching Invesco Asset Management’s Dubai office in 2003 and subsequently running both their retail and institutional asset management business.
He subsequently worked as sales director for the GCC region at Fidelity International, managing a sales team, securing distribution for the business’s mutual fund range and overseeing the launch of a number of funds in Saudi Arabia. Before moving to the UAE, Sheedy was a business development manager for Bank of Ireland Asset Management.
