Barclays Capital has made two appointments to expand its equity derivatives coverage in Europe.
Luca Agostini joins as Director, Strategic Equity Derivatives – Italy, effective 4 July 2005 and will be based in Milan. Agostini joins from Nexgen and previously Goldman Sachs where he was also responsible for strategic equity businesses in Italy.
Hermann Bader joins as Director, Strategic Equity Derivatives – Germany, Austria and Switzerland, effective 1 July 2005 and will be based in Frankfurt. Bader joins from JP Morgan where he was Head of Corporate Equity Derivative Marketing, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Both will report to Stephen Jones, Managing Director and Head of Financing Solutions Group and Corporate DCM – Europe.
“These are key appointments which will enhance our ability to deliver tailored equity-based financing and risk management solutions to our corporate and financial institution clients across Europe,” says Jones.