Alison Harding-Jones is a dealmaking veteran who led Citigroup's M&A franchise in Europe, the Middle East and Africa until her departure from the Wall Street bank in March.

She was one of a handful of women to occupy a top M&A job at one of the world's biggest banks, with female executives making up just 10% of top dealmaking jobs in Emea, according to Financial News' research. She was also vice-chair of corporate and investment banking for Emea at Citi.