RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has hired Bertrand Fitoussi as a Managing Director and Head of European Structured Interest Rate Sales. Fitoussi will be based in London and report to Avril Pomper, Head of Fixed Income & Currencies and Financial Products Sales, Europe, RBC Capital Markets.
Fitoussi joins RBC Capital Markets from Socit Gnrale, where he was Deputy Global Head of Structured Rate Products. Fitoussi has also held positions at Gen Re Securities and Crdit Commerical de France.
Bertrand has joined RBC Capital Markets to lead our team in growing its presence in marketing and distributing Structured Rates across Europe, says Avril Pomper, head of fixed income & currencies and financial products sales, Europe, RBC Capital Markets. He will focus on meeting the needs of insurance companies, financial institutions and corporations in Europe. With more 21 years experience, Bertrand brings a wealth of expertise to RBC Capital Markets and complements our strong and growing European platform.
Over the last 12 months RBC Capital Markets has hired in excess of 400 people throughout its global capital markets operations. RBC continues to demonstrate strength and stability in the market downturn – RBC has a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 13.0% and is one of only eight banks with a Triple A rating from Moody’s.
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