Shar Kangatharan

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Shar Kangatharan is the Global Head of Corporate Derivative Solutions at Westpac Institutional Bank, where he leads the delivery of tailored risk management solutions across interest rates, foreign exchange, commodities and carbon markets. He partners closely with corporate treasurers to manage funding, liquidity and balance sheet risk in increasingly complex and multi-currency environments. With over 15 years of experience in financial markets, Shar brings deep expertise in derivatives, treasury risk management, and hedge accounting, having previously worked at Deloitte. Over the past decade, he has advised clients across a broad range of sectors on complex hedging and liquidity strategies, with a particular focus on real estate, large private transactions, and public market issuances. His experience includes structuring cross-currency funding solutions and helping clients navigate fragmented funding markets and the liquidity implications of margining in volatile conditions. Shar is a CFA Charterholder, a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney.