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New York, November 14, 2023 – BNP Paribas announces the appointment of several senior executives within its Global Banking business, building out advisory and solutions capabilities in the Americas to support the growth ambitions of its global client base particularly large Multi-National Corporates (MNC) and further aligning its global banking platform:
Chris Blum is appointed Head of Corporate Clients Group North America to drive additional expansion of the client franchise and growth of the Sectors & Advisory teams. Chris continues shared oversight of the Americas Financial Sponsor Coverage Group.
Vanessa Dager joins as Head of Advisory North America to lead M&A franchise development. Vanessa brings more than two decades of M&A and investment banking experience, most recently at Wells Fargo and Credit Suisse. Vanessa started her career in various investment banking roles at Citigroup and Stern Stewart.
Mark Lynagh and Adnan Zuberi are appointed Co-Heads of Global Capital Markets Americas, and Mark is additionally appointed Global Head of Investment Grade Finance. Mark will relocate from London to New York, and primarily focus on Investment Grade Finance, Leveraged Finance & Equity Capital Markets, while Adnan will primarily focus on Asset Finance & Securitization across Real Assets & Securitized Products Group.
Evan Riley joins as Head of Equity Capital Markets Americas to lead the expansion of the platform as a part of the cash equities growth plan in the Americas. Evan brings 17 years of ECM experience at UBS Investment Bank where he most recently oversaw several sectors.
Erin Brown returns to New York from London as Head of Leveraged Finance Americas to lead the continued development of the franchise with both corporate and financial sponsor clients. Erin rejoins the Americas platform following 11 years in Leveraged Finance EMEA, most recently as Deputy Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance Syndicate.
Richard Meth is Head of Commercial Real Estate Americas within Asset Finance & Securitization and launches the CRE financing and securitization activities in the region, building on the bank’s leading real estate franchise in Europe. Richard has over two decades of experience, most recently leading US CRE financing at Deutsche Bank and prior at JPMorgan Investment Management.
Alexandre Barjon is appointed Head of French Corporates in North America. Alexandre joined the US platform from the bank’s head office in Paris where he was the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of CIB. His mandate is to develop the business with the bank’s French clients in North America.
Urs Waschkeit is appointed Head of German Corporates in North America. Urs will be relocating from Hamburg, Germany, where he was Head of Corporate Coverage for Northern Germany, to join the US platform and develop the business with German clients in North America.
Andy Strait is now Vice Chairman of US Corporate Banking in EMEA. Andy recently moved from New York, where he was one of the most senior bankers in the Americas, to Paris with a directive to represent the CIB Americas franchise in EMEA and will act as a senior US representative with US MNCs, and as an ambassador for the bank’s US business with EMEA clients.
José Placido, Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA and CIB Americas, said: “These appointments build on the significant progress we’ve made in aligning our global banking business across the Americas, EMEA and APAC to accelerate the execution of our international strategy. We welcome the whole team to the Americas region and the worldwide team, and look forward to this exciting next phase of our platform’s development.”
Matthew Salvner, Head of Global Banking Americas and Head of Global Credit Americas at BNP Paribas, said:“The expansion of our global banking capabilities in the Americas is a central pillar of our CIB growth plans for 2025 and beyond. These new appointments will enable us to better serve our clients around the world and continue to drive growth in both our Global Banking and Global Markets platforms.”
BNP Paribas CIB group is a globally recognized leader offering Corporate and Institutional clients capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions, among others. The group operates in 53 countries with over 20,000 clients and 38,000 employees worldwide. MNCs are companies with business operations in at least one other country other than its home country and generates substantial revenues abroad.
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About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group’s performance and stability.
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The team will transition into their new roles over the next several months
New York, NY & Miami, FL, August 7, 2023 – BNP Paribas Securities Corp., a unit of Europe’s leading bank BNP Paribas, today announced the appointment of Matt O’Connor as Head of its new Miami office as well as Annabella Espina the Chief Operating Officer (COO).
José Placido, Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA and CIB Americas, said: “We welcome Matt and Annabella to these new roles and look forward to the official opening of our Miami office later this year. Since our announcement in January of launching this office, we’ve put every effort towards achieving today’s milestone to further expand our Global Markets franchise in the Americas, with more to come.”
John Gallo, Head of Global Markets Americas and Global Head of Institutional Client Group at BNP Paribas, said: “We’re excited to share the news that we have finalized the selection for the Miami office management and that these are the first of many significant hires in this important new chapter for our business. The new office is consistent with our strategy of being close to the clients we serve and will be an important office for our Global Markets business. I am confident Matt, Annabella, and our office will be very successful.”
Matt O’Connor is currently Managing Director, Global Macro Institutional Sales at BNP Paribas in New York. He joined the bank in 2014 and has over 20 years of experience in financial markets. Prior to BNP Paribas, he was Head of Commodity Investor Sales at Deutsche Bank and held various positions with Lehman Brothers.
Annabella Espina is currently the CFO of CIB Mexico and has been with BNP Paribas for over 17 years. She has held several senior positions within the Bank in Paris, New York and Mexico City, including Chief of Staff for Finance and Tax and Head of Financial Management and Corporate Development for CIB Americas.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.’s Miami office will open the Fourth Quarter 2023 and support the continued growth of its Global Markets business in the US, amongst others, and the increasing number of clients with a foothold in South Florida. The new office is located at 801 Brickell Avenue in Miami’s financial hub and will focus on credit, equities, and macro products. BNP Paribas Securities Corp.’s Miami campus is also the latest example of the firm’s efforts to create best-in-class platforms and products for its local Miami-area clients.
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About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group’s performance and stability.
Stefan Slowinski, Global Head of Software Research from BNP Paribas Exane, joins BNN Bloomberg TV’s “Hot Picks” for a tech update:
Daniel Morris, BNP Paribas Asset Management chief market strategist, and CNBC’s Steve Liesman join ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss Morris’ thoughts on the Federal Reserve’s priorities, what the inverted yield curve means for the economy, and more.
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By Zoe Wickens, Employee Benefits
Bank and financial services firm BNP Paribas has introduced a surrogacy assistance programme and enhanced its fertility benefits for its US staff.
The firm’s new surrogacy assistance programme is aimed at supporting and empowering US-based employees who are using surrogacy to start or expand their families. They are now eligible for surrogate related expenses and will be reimbursed for up to a maximum of $10,000 (£7,892) per eligible child.
In addition, BNP Paribas has enhanced its fertility benefits in order to recognise that fertility support and family-planning are high priorities for some of its workforce. Its medical plans have been updated to include coverage for social preservation, elective egg freezing and storage with no medical condition requirement, embryo or egg retrieval and accumulation that no longer requiring the depletion of previously stored embryos, and fertility preservation and storage of embryos increasing from 12 to 24 months.
According to the firm, it made these additions to its US benefits programme as part of its recognition that the journey of parenthood can take many paths and the importance of the wellbeing and happiness of all of its employees. By offering these, it hopes to help alleviate some of the challenges that can arise during this personal journey that is unique to everyone.
Claudine Gallagher, head of human resources for corporate and institutional banking (CIB) Americas at BNP Paribas, said: “Creating a robust benefits programme that is inclusive of the needs of our employees and their families is an important component of how we invest in our people. To support our employees their families, I am excited to announce the launch of our surrogacy assistance programme and enhancements to our fertility benefits. These new announcements are a symbol of our commitment towards creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for all employees.”
BNP Paribas enhances US fertility and surrogacy benefits – Employee Benefits
Jean-Yves Fillion, Vice Chairman of BNP Paribas USA, sits down with Brian Sullivan at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, CA on the challenges facing the banking sector.
Ethan Harris, head of global economics at Bank of America Global Research and Yelena Shulyatyeva, U.S. economist at BNP Paribas, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the market response to the SVB hearing, the regulatory response to the bank crisis, and credit turmoil replacing interest rate hikes.
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Discusses interest rates, the Fed and ECB, clients, and the Americas platform among other topics.
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