BNP Paribas is pleased to announce the appointment of Jerome Wong and Gregeory Gatelely to the Bank’s Structured Credit team in New York. Jerome joins BNP Paribas as a managing director and will be charged with leading the credit derivative structuring effort in New York. He joins from Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking where he was most recently head of structured credit derivatives for Asia Pacific, based out of Hong Kong. Prior to that he was with UBS as head of credit derivative structuring for Asia Pacific, also based in Hong Kong.
Gregeory Gatelely joins BNP Paribas as a director from Infinity Fund Ltd, where he was a portfolio manager. Prior to that, he was head of US derivatives marketing for financial institutions at ABN Amro. In his new role, Greg will cover hedge funds and proprietary trading desks for structured credit products. Both Jerome and Gregory report to Patrick McKee, head of U.S. structured credit sales.
Commenting on the appointments, Patrick said, “We’re pleased to welcome Jerry and Greg, who combined have over 25 years of experience. BNP Paribas’ is committed to further strengthening our presence in the US structured credit market and these two appointments will ensure that we have the tools to support that growth.”
About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is a European leader in global banking and financial services and is one of the 5 strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor’s. The group is present in over 85 countries, with 155,000 employees, including 15,000 of whom as based in the United States. The group holds key positions in three major segments: Corporate and Investment Banking, Asset Management & Services and Retail Banking. Present throughout Europe in all of its business lines, the bank’s two domestic markets in retail banking are France and Italy. BNP Paribas also has a significant presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and the emerging markets.
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