BNP Paribas is pleased to announce the appointment of Bulent Baygun as head of the Interest Rate Strategy team in the U.S. He is based in New York and reports globally to Cyril Beuzit, head of interest rate strategy, and regionally to Christian Mundigo, head of interest rate foreign exchange (IRFX) trading in the Americas.
Commenting on the appointment, Guillaume Amblard, global head of IRFX said, “With his experience and product and client knowledge, Bulent will play a crucial role in providing analysis and trade ideas on U.S. markets. He brings with him a unique combination of research and strategy experience and a strong quantitative background.”
Before joining BNP Paribas, Bulent worked at Barclays Capital, first as head of U.S. fixed income research and strategy and more recently as head of global quantitative strategy. Prior to that, he was co-head of the interest rate product strategy group at Citigroup.
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BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment banking division (CIB) has 15,000 employees, deployed in over 52 countries around the world. It operates in advisory and capital markets (Corporate Finance, Equities, Fixed Income) as well as in financing businesses (Energy, Commodities, Export and Project Finance and Structured Finance). CIB excels in three fundamental sectors in particular: Derivatives - it is one of the leading global players in rates, credit, forex, commodity and equity derivatives Capital markets - it is amongst the top ten Euro houses for both ECM and DCM (bond issues, securitization, convertibles and shares). Structured finance - it is amongst the world leaders for acquisition, export, project and commodity finance. For further information please visit our website at http://cib.bnpparibas.com/
About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is a European leader in global banking and financial services and is one of the 4 strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor’s. The group is present in over 85 countries, with 161,000 employees, including 125,000 in Europe. 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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