Elena Sanchez-Cabezudo serves as Head of Financials Equity Research at EFG Hermes and covers banks across different countries in the MENA region. She has 15 years of sell-side financials research experience, combining coverage of European and MENA financials. Prior to EFG Hermes, Elena was a banking analyst at HSBC, London, with a particular focus on Southern European banks. Previously, she worked as an analyst with the European Insurance Equity Research teams at HSBC and Societe Generale in London. Elena holds dual degrees in Law and Business Administration from ICADE (Madrid) and has been a CFA Charterholder since 2003.