NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 1, 2009) - BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking
is pleased to announce the appointment of Marcelo Delmar as Head of Debt
Capital Markets, (DCM) Latin America. He will be responsible for the
origination of all international capital markets financing in the region.
Marcelo is based in New York and reports locally to Jim Turner, Head of
DCM, and globally to Carlos Calabresi, Head of Fixed Income, Latin America.
"With BNP Paribas continually growing in the Latin American region,
Marcelo's arrival will be instrumental in its development," said Bob
Hawley, Head of Fixed Income, Americas. "I am confident his expertise and
relationships will play an integral part in furthering the Bank's ambitious
plan to place BNP Paribas among the top DCM players in the region."
Marcelo spent the previous nine years at UBS as Head of Latin America Debt
Capital Markets. Prior to UBS, he worked at Credit Suisse for over six
years in Debt Capital Markets.
About BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking
BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment banking division
(http://cib.bnpparibas.com/) has almost 17,000 employees, deployed in 53
countries around the world. BNP Paribas 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.
About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is one of the 6 strongest banks in the
world according to Standard & Poor's*. With a presence in 85 countries and
more than 205,000 employees, 165,200 of which in Europe, BNP Paribas is a
global-scale European leader in financial services. It holds key positions
in its three activities: Retail banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate
& Investment Banking. The Group benefits from its four domestic markets:
Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. BNP Paribas also has a significant
presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and the emerging
markets.
* Within its peer group
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