Guelay Mese

Guelay Mese

Director, Head of Asset-Based Lending, BNP Paribas

Guelay Mese serves as Director, Head of Asset Based Lending at BNP Paribas. She is responsible for developing and executing the business strategy of the ABL platform and the origination, structuring and underwriting of ABL facilities to both corporate and sponsor clients across various industries. Prior to joining BNPP in 2011, Guelay was with Deutsche Bank’s Structured Debt Products team where she originated and syndicated ABL loans in North America and Europe.

Throughout her 25-year career, she has continuously expanded her financial knowledge working in the U.S. and Germany in various business areas and capacities including global and middle-market corporate finance, SME, credit risk management, global relationship management, financial institutions and retail banking.

Guelay acts as career advisor in BNPP’s Career Facilitation Program, supports bank-sponsored corporate social responsibility and philanthropy initiatives, and is a member of BNPP’s Women’s Business Networking Group MixCity and SFNet’s Women in Commercial Finance Committee. She has an MBA from Columbia Business School and is fluent in English, German and Turkish. Guelay enjoys travel and currently resides in Westport, CT with her husband and three daughters.

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