ANZ : Son Pham appointed ANZ Head of Markets, Vietnam
Son joins from Deutsche Bank, where he worked for 24 years in senior leadership roles across Markets, Corporate Banking and Transaction Banking. Most recently, he was Head of Fixed Income and Currency, Vietnam at Deutsche Bank. ANZ Vietnam Country Head, Jodi West said: "Son is an exciting addition to our Markets team, bringing extensive leadership experience and Markets expertise. This will be highly valued as we look to grow our Markets business by offering bespoke derivatives solutions to our Institutional customers here in Vietnam and across our International network." Son will be based in Hanoi reporting to both ANZ Vietnam Country Head, Jodi West, and ANZ Head of Principal FX & Head of Markets SEA, Herr-Ling Yeoh. His appointment is effective immediately.

ANZ Expands Markets Team with Son Pham, Former Deutsche Bank Veteran

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BNP Paribas Securities Services has promoted Pauline Bernard to regional head of France and Belgium, effective from 1 June. Bernard will be responsible for leading the securities services business lines in the region. She will also follow BNP Paribass 2025 strategic plan -- Growth, Technology and Sustainability. Based in France, Bernard succeeds Pierre Jond. She will report to Alessandro Gioffreda, global head of territory management for securities services. Bernard has served at BNP Paribas for more than 20 years. In 2021, she was appointed as head of sales for institutional investors for Continental Europe in addition to her role as head of client development for France and Belgium. Commenting on Bernards new role, Gioffreda says: "Paulines recognised expertise in the industry, combined with her in-depth understanding of our strategic clients needs and extensive managerial experience, will be instrumental in further positioning securities services as a long-term, trusted partner in the region."

BNP Paribas Securities Services Elevates Pauline Bernard as Regional Leader

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Yarian joins the bank as International Business Head of Sales and Trading, and Regional Head of Sales and Trading for the Americas Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) announced today that Michael Yarian has joined the group as International Business Head of Sales and Trading, and Regional Head of Sales and Trading for the Americas. As the International Business Head of Sales and Trading, Yarian will be responsible for the development and execution of the business strategy and for the management of risk for the International Sales and Trading business, closely collaborating with international leaders and relevant stakeholders. In his Americas role, Yarian will focus on continuing to foster closer coordination across Bank and Securities entities while strategically growing the Global Markets business in the region. He will be based in New York. Group Head of the Global Markets Business Group Hiroyuki Seki, and Deputy Group Head of the Global Markets Business Group and Global Head of Sales and Trading Masashi Kanematsu, said: "MUFG aims to provide best-in-class market solutions for our clients. We see significant opportunities to grow our Global Markets and Sales and Trading businesses worldwide, and Mike will play a key role in this growth." "We are excited to have Mike join our leadership team," said Kevin Cronin, CEO and Regional Executive for the Americas. "Michaels relevant fixed-income sales and trading experience will help us to continue to elevate MUFGs position as a key player in the industry." Yarian joins MUFG with nearly three decades of relevant financial services experience. Most recently, he held the Global Head of Flow Rates Trading and the Head of Americas Global Debt Markets roles at HSBC. Previously, Yarian spent 20 years at Barclays in various leadership positions across the Sales and Trading businesses. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the worlds leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with approximately 2,100 locations in more than 50 countries. MUFG has nearly 160,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to "be the worlds most trusted financial group" through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFGs shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges. MUFGs Americas operations, including its offices in the U.S., Latin America, and Canada, are primarily organized under MUFG Bank, Ltd. and subsidiaries, and are focused on Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Japanese Corporate Banking, and Global Markets. MUFG is one of the largest foreign banking organizations in the Americas. For locations, banking capabilities and services, career opportunities, and more, visit www.mufgamericas.com.

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Siebert Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: SIEB) (“Siebert”), a diversified provider of financial services, today announced that John J. Gebbia has been appointed as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Siebert, effective 5/24/23, the appointment of Simon Shin to Siebert’s Board of Directors, and the close of Kakao Pay’s $17.4 million investment in Siebert.
John J. Gebbia brings decades of leadership experience and expertise in the financial services industry to his new role and will be responsible for leading Siebert in its next phase of innovation and growth. Mr. Gebbia has been a member of Sieberts Board of Directors since 2020 and served as a special advisor to Sieberts Board of Directors from 2017 - 2020. After the purchase of Siebert by the Gebbia Family in 2016, Mr. Gebbia was instrumental in growing Sieberts annual revenue from $10 million to over $67 million in 2021, the acquisition of the self-clearing brokerage StockCross Financial Services, Inc., and diversifying and expanding Sieberts business lines. Born in Sicily, Italy, and immigrating with his family through Ellis Island, NY, the beginnings of his business success started on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Gebbia has completed dozens of transactions over his career and held executive roles at companies such as Merrill Lynch; Walston & Company; and Jesup, Josephthal & Co. Mr. Gebbias most notable transaction was the acquisition of Kennedy Cabot & Co. for approximately $7 million, which he grew into the leading independent discount stockbroker in the U.S., and ultimately sold to Toronto-Dominion Bank 7 years later for approximately $155 million. Mr. Gebbia and the Gebbia Family have also flourished in other business ventures in real estate, entertainment and sports. In addition to his business accomplishments, Mr. Gebbia has been married to Gloria E. Gebbia for over 60 years, and together they have 10 grandchildren and have raised three successful sons: John, Richard and David, who currently lead Sieberts management team. New Siebert Board Member Simon Shin and Close of Kakao Pay Investment Siebert also announced that Simon Shin has been appointed to Sieberts Board of Directors as part of the recently announced investment by Kakao Pay in Siebert, and that the $17.4 million investment from Kakao Pay closed on May 18, 2023. Mr. Shin brings over 15 years of experience working in global technology companies across various functions including strategy, investing, and engineering. He is currently head of Kakao Pays Payment Business Group and Corporate Development Office. Before Kakao Pay, Mr. Shin was a Vice President of Kakao Corp., a Director and Head of Open Innovation at Samsung Electronics, an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, a Senior Research Scientist at Intel Corporation, and a Software Engineer at Naver Corporation. Mr. Shin received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

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The securities services unit of BNP Paribas has named co-heads for the financial intermediaries and corporates client line in the region. BNP Paribass securities services unit appoints Hugues Williamson and Mark Wootton as co-heads of the financial intermediaries & corporates (FI&C) client line in Asia Pacific, according to a statement, effective immediately. Williamson and Wootton will be based in Hong Kong and Sydney, respectively. They will report to both APAC head of securities services Franck Dubois and global head of FI&C client line Bruno Campenon. FI&C in Asia Williamson will be responsible for FI&C client strategy in North Asia and Greater China as well as the primary contact for broker dealing outsourcing, correspondent banking, cash management and liquidity solutions, execution to custody and third party clearing. Wootton will cover the South Asia and Pacific region with primary responsibility for derivatives and execution clearing, digital, global custody and local custody. Williamson joined BNP Paribas in 1999 in Paris and moved to APAC in 2008 to launch the banks securities services business in Hong Kong. He has held several roles since then, including chief operating officer for securities services in Hong Kong, APAC head of banking services operations and, most recently, APAC deputy head of FI&C client line. Wootton has over 25 years of experience in fund administration, investment management, stockbroking and securities services. He was previously APAC head of local custody and clearing product.

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UBS has appointed Matthew Crowther as custody product project manager. Based in London, Crowther joins UBS from BNP Paribas Securities Services, where he was a client service manager. Prior to this, he was a client implementation manager at LCH. Crowther began his career as a trainee sales trader at IG, before moving to Société Générale as a custody account manager. UBS recently established a new leadership team, following its planned acquisition of Credit Suisse.

UBS Hires Matthew Crowther as Custody Product Project Manager

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The head of foreign exchange at UOB plans to leave and join Malaysias Maybank. Yousoof Mohamed, the head of foreign exchange (FX) at Singapores UOB is said to leave the bank and join Maybank. Along with his movement, Mohamed will bring his two UOBs traders namely Harry Lo and Lim Siow Wei, as reported by "The Business Times" in Singapore. Mohamed left after spending one and a half years at UOB. Prior to this, he was almost 30 years with ANZ, in his latest role as the director of principal FX. Currently, Mohamed is known to be on gardening leave.

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