Jim Amine has been appointed Credit Suisse’s co-head of the Global Investment Banking Department and head of the Global Markets Solutions Group.
In this role, Amine will report to Paul Calello, CEO of the Investment Bank of Credit Suisse. He will remain based in London and assumes his role today. Marc Granetz will continue as co-head of the Global Investment Banking Department and global head of the Mergers and Acquisitions group.
Amine succeeds Eric Varvel, who was recently appointed CEO of the EMEA region and a member of the executive board of Credit Suisse. Amine was most recently co-head of Global Leveraged Finance and head of the Global Markets Solutions Group in Europe.
“Jim brings to the role more than twenty years of investment banking experience and a thorough understanding of the international capital markets. With his broad experience across international markets and unparalleled client focus, Jim is ideally suited to lead our GMSG and investment banking platforms to the next level of success. Importantly, the fact that Jim will be based in London reflects our strong and diversified global business mix. We will continue to recognise and appoint leadership and management in all of our key global markets,” says Paul Calello, CEO of the Investment Bank of Credit Suisse.
“The fact that Jim will be based in London reflects the strong momentum and ongoing business opportunities in the EMEA region. Jim spearheaded the expansion of the Leveraged Finance product into the EMEA region and has been a driving force behind GMSG’s success, delivering complex financing solutions for clients,” adds Varvel.
“I am very vexcited by the opportunity to lead our investment banking and GMSG businesses. I look forward to partnering with Marc Granetz to build on the momentum we have in investment banking and continuing to deliver innovative financing solutions to our clients around the world,” says Amine.