Deutsche Bank Group today announced the appointment of Anthony Byrne as Head of Asia Pacific Equity Prime Services, which encompasses Prime Brokerage, Structured Equity Finance and Securities Lending. Byrne, a Director, will be based in Tokyo and will report to Jim Rowen and Jon Hitchon, Co-Heads of Global Equity Prime Services who are both based in New York. Byrne will also have a local reporting line to the Head of Asia Pacific Equity Derivatives, Michael Reeber, who is based in Tokyo.
“Anthony’s extensive background in equity derivatives and nearly seven years in Japan will be extremely valuable to the firm as we build upon our Equity Prime Services capabilities in the Asia Pacific Region” said Hitchon. “Anthony will play a critical role in developing and implementing our strategy in the region.”
Byrne has spent more than four years at Deutsche. Prior to this most recent appointment, he was a key member of the firm’s Japan Equity Structured Products team and was also responsible for business management of the Japanese Equity Derivatives Business. Before joining Deutsche, Byrne was at National Westminster Bank Plc for four years in Japan and Australia in Risk Management and Strategic Planning. Prior to that, Byrne spent approximately four years at KPMG in Australia.
The Deutsche Bank Global Equity Prime Services business operates in all major financial centers and provides the firm’s investment management clients a comprehensive range of services, from basic clearing and settlement of securities to the processing of dividends and corporate actions. The unit also offers a global stock lending capability and flexible financing for a wide range of asset classes and strategies. The Global Equities Prime Services business is additionally able to leverage the expertise of other product areas in the Bank to deliver products and services such as global equity execution and research, global execution and clearing for futures and options, capital raising, offshore fund administration and foreign exchange prime brokerage.