<p>BBVA has announced the departure of Rainer Kraft, Head of Loan Syndicate and Sales in the Americas. Kraft has been with the firm for 15 years and is also a managing director. Prior to BBVA, he worked at Fortis for three years as Senior Vice President in Loan Syndications and Debt Capital Markets. He has also had experience with DZ Bank AG, Royal Bank of Canada, and BayerischeVereinsbank AG, as noted on his LinkedIn profile.</p>

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BBVA | Rainer Kraft | Head of Loan Syndicate, Trading & Sales | Americas

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Richard is a Managing Director at BBVA, a position he has held since September 2024. Prior to this, he served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Securitized Products Origination at Mizuho Americas from August 2015 until November 2023. He was a Managing Director at HSBC Securities from May 2002 to August 2015 and worked as a Vice President at Merrill Lynch from 2001 to 2002. Earlier in his career, he held the role of Vice President at J.P. Morgan from June 1989 to March 2001.

Richard earned a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a Finance concentration and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Villanova University.

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Marcela is currently the Responsable Fund Solutions BBVA Quality Funds at BBVA Asset Management in Spain, a position she has held since February 2024. She joined BBVA in September 2007 as an Associate Fund Sales at Quality Funds, and later became an Especialista de Producto. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Client Experience Manager at BBVA from December 2018 to February 2024. Marcela also has experience as a Business Development professional at Allfunds Bank from March 2003 to August 2007. She holds a Licenciatura en Dirección y Administración de Empresas, Dirección Financiera from CUNEF (Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros) (1998 - 2003).

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Pablo is currently the Head of Quality Funds at BBVA, a position he has held since November 2023. He joined the company in January 2010 and has held various roles, including Executive Director Fund Solutions, Quality Funds from January 2012 and Head of Sales, Quality Funds prior to that. Pablo studied Financial and Actuarial Science at Universidad de Valladolid from 1995 to 2000.

BBVA | Rainer Kraft | Head of Loan Syndicate, Trading & Sales | Americas

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