Vera Chaplin is Managing Director and Lead Analytical Manager for Structured Finance at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. Based in Melbourne, Vera leads the Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance team in Asia-Pacific.

Vera joined Standard & Poor’s in 1997 as a rating analyst. She has previously served as Analytical Team Leader for Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance team in the Pacific region, before taking on a combined surveillance, research and criteria champion role across Asia-Pacific. In all her previous responsibilities at Standard & Poor’s, Vera has played leading roles in criteria development, research and investor outreach across all structured finance asset classes and various markets. Vera is also a regular speaker at industry forums and training courses in the securitisation industry, both locally and outside of Australia.

Before joining Standard & Poor’s, Vera’s held various analytical positions within corporate treasury and economic consulting in Australia and Asia.

She holds a Masters of Commerce degree from The University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.