SMBC Americas Appoints Juan Kreutz as Head of Structured Finance Solutions

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 12, 2025--

SMBC Group today announced the appointment of Juan (JC) Kreutz as Americas Head of Structured Finance Solutions and Deputy Head for the Americas business.

Based in New York, JC will oversee the bank’s structured product businesses, including project finance debt & advisory, real estate finance, leveraged finance, fund finance, transportation, leasing, and global trade finance, while also overseeing SMBC’s Latin America region.

“JC has made a significant impact on the SMBC Americas business in his 10-plus years with the bank, helping to sustain SMBC’s leading position in U.S. project finance and advisory, while also growing our footprint in Latin America,” said Hirofumi Otsuka, Chief Executive Officer, SMBC Americas Division. “Under JC’s leadership, SMBC will continue to evolve and diversify our business model to best serve our clients.”

Before being appointed to his current role, JC was General Manager of Global Structured Finance for SMBC Americas, where he oversaw several industry groups in North and South America, including power & new energies, infrastructure, real estate, municipal finance, and Latin American corporate finance.

Prior to SMBC, JC built out the Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Group at BBVA Securities, where he also served as the Head of Natural Resources DCM. He previously held roles in energy finance and investment banking at Barclays, WestLB, Credit Suisse, and Merrill Lynch. JC holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgetown University and a Master of Business Administration from The Stern School of Business at New York University.

JC succeeds Carl Adams, who has retired after 12 years of leadership with the bank.

About SMBC

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 150 offices and 120,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and ADRs on the New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities Canada, Ltd., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. (collectively, SMBC Group Americas Division). For more information, please visit www.smbcgroup.com

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