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Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Appoints Gene K. Kim as Head of International for the Global Markets Division

V.PNG | September 8, 2016

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank Appoints Gene K. Kim as Head of International for the Global Markets Division

Crédit Agricole CIB has appointed Gene K. Kim as Head of International for the Global Markets Division. He will also head Global Markets activities in the Americas. Based in New York, Gene reports globally to Isabelle Girolami, Head of Global Markets and locally to Marc-André Poirier, Head of the Americas Region. He will be a member of the Global Markets Division Executive Committee (GMD Comex) as well as a member of Crédit Agricole CIB Americas Management Committee.

This new role of Head of International for the Global Markets Division has been created to oversee the management of Global Markets business in the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.

Gene’s career in the financial industry and understanding of multi-cultural management perspectives spans three decades in the United States and in Asia. His experience has included assignments both on the trading desk and in management.

Before joining us, Gene was Regional Head of Financial Markets business in Greater China and North Asia for Standard Chartered Bank, in charge of asset and liability management, capital markets business, sales and trading of: foreign exchange, fixed income, credit, and commodities products. He was a member of the Financial Markets Management Team and the Group Diversity and Inclusion Forum of Standard Chartered Bank.

While in Hong Kong, Gene K. Kim served as the Chairman of the board at the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA). He also was on the executive board at Treasury Markets Association (TMA) and on the board of OTC Clearing HK Limited.

“I am delighted Gene is joining the Global Markets team. His experience in the financial industry and understanding of multi-cultural leadership will enable us to further develop cross border business in the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. He will also be an inspirational leader for Global Markets in the Americas,” said Isabelle Girolami, Head of Global Markets at Crédit Agricole CIB.

About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB)

Crédit Agricole CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group, the world’s 10^th largest bank by total assets (The Banker, July 2016). The Bank offers its clients a comprehensive range of products and services structured around six major divisions:

Client Coverage & International Network
Global Investment Banking
Structured Finance
Global Markets
Debt Optimisation & Distribution
International Trade & Transaction Banking

The Bank provides support to clients in large international markets through its network, with a presence in major countries in Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

For more information, please visit its website at www.ca-cib.com.