Deborah Hayden brings over 30 years’ experience in financial and corporate communications to FGS Global and is a widely recognized expert on communications issues in Japan and Asia. She joined FGS Global in 2019 from Edelman Japan, where she was responsible for Financial, M&A and Capital Markets Communications. Deborah played a significant role in evolving Edelman’s capabilities in Financial Communications in Japan and the Asia Region, working on cross-border transactions, investor relations, corporate profile-raising and crisis management assignments. Prior to joining Edelman, Deborah was Managing Partner at Kreab Gavin Anderson, a firm she was associated with since 1988. Deborah is vice-chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s Alternative & Foreign Direct Investment and Women in Business Committees. Deborah and her clients have received several awards for excellence in PR and public affairs. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in economics from the University of Otago in New Zealand and has diplomas from Japan‘s Osaka University and Osaka University of Foreign Studies.