Deborah Hayden brings over 30 years’ experience in financial and corporate
communications to FGS Global and is a widely recognized expert on communications
issues in Japan and Asia.
She joined FGS Global in 2019 from Edelman Japan, where she was responsible for
Financial, M&A and Capital Markets Communications. Deborah played a significant role
in evolving Edelman’s capabilities in Financial Communications in Japan and the Asia
Region, working on cross-border transactions, investor relations, corporate profile-
raising and crisis management assignments.
Prior to joining Edelman, Deborah was Managing Partner at Kreab Gavin Anderson, a
firm she was associated with since 1988.
Deborah is vice-chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s Alternative &
Foreign Direct Investment and Women in Business Committees.
Deborah and her clients have received several awards for excellence in PR and public
affairs. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in economics from the
University of Otago in New Zealand and has diplomas from Japan‘s Osaka University
and Osaka University of Foreign Studies.