Energy transition advisory firm Climate Smart Ventures (CSV) has appointed Andy Yap as chief executive officer, effective 1 March 2026. The Singapore-based executive is set to lead the firm’s strategy and deal execution across energy transition and climate finance.
Yap, who previously served as managing director at CSV, assumes the role as the organisation enters a new phase of growth focused on accelerating coal-to-clean transactions and mobilising capital for Asia’s low-carbon shift.
Yap brings nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of banking and sustainable finance. In his most recent role as partner for the finance sector at sustainability consultancy ERM, he advised listed and private companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies, supported sponsors and lenders on project finance due diligence, and guided buyers and sellers on risk mitigation in mergers and acquisitions.
He has worked closely with banks across Southeast Asia to design sustainable investment and finance frameworks, led major green, social and sustainability-linked second-party opinion mandates, delivered senior-level executive training and headed the firm’s carbon markets practice in the region.
“While we have been at the forefront of the energy transition, the urgency is growing and momentum can easily stall amidst shifting geopolitics,” Yap said. “I view our advisory arm and our capital deployment as deeply symbiotic. By translating our knowledge into practice, we validate our strategies in the real world. This, in turn, allows us to guide our clients’ sustainability journeys with sharper insights and the right risk guardrails.
Climate Smart Ventures (CSV) officials, including chief executive Andy Yap (centre), meet with energy lawyers to develop plans for early coal plant retirement in the Philippines on 9 March 2026. Image: CSV
Yap’s earlier career includes senior roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and other global financial institutions. He holds a Master’s in Sustainable Development and an MBA in Data Analytics with distinction, credentials that underpin CSV’s ambition to harness capital markets for a just, orderly and competitive energy transition in Asia.
Yap will be replacing Lawrence Ang, CSV’s co-founder and founding CEO, who will be stepping into the role of chairman and will be taking on the role of co-Head at Reviva Transition Partners, a joint venture of CSV.
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