Keiju Yamasaki

Keiju Yamasaki oversees risk and underwriting functions for both debt and equity across the organization and is an active participant and voting member of the credit and investment committees.

Keiju joined Trez Capital in 2021 as Global Head of Credit Risk & Underwriting and brings more than 15 years of commercial banking experience with a deep knowledge of complex credit structuring, portfolio and relationship management. Throughout his career, he has managed a wide variety of loan structures, including various real estate financing, construction, auto dealership, sponsorship and project financing, mergers and acquisitions and syndicated financing.  

Keiju began his career with HSBC, managing increasingly complex commercial portfolios. Prior to joining Trez Capital, he was at a major Canadian bank in the Corporate Finance Group, focusing on managing and originating complex senior debt financing for larger diversified industries clients, where he held the position of Managing Director and Team Lead and directly managed a team of portfolio managers and associates managing approximately $4 billion in loan authorizations.

Keiju holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Consulting & Strategic Management from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA) in Finance & International Business from Simon Fraser University.