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The Banker Board – March 16, 2023

Simon Duffy | 16/03/2023 10:22 am
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A weekly look at some of the most recent and influential people moves across the global banking industry. Simon Duffy reports.

Anne-Christine Champion
 

Anne-Christine Champion – Société Générale

Société Générale has appointed Anne-Christine Champion to co-head its investment bank as part of a comprehensive restructuring of the bank’s senior management team introduced by incoming CEO Slawomir Krupa. She will manage the unit alongside Alexandre Fleury, who is being promoted from co-head of the bank’s global markets business. 

Ms Champion is currently co-head of corporate and investment banking at Natixis, a position she has held since 2020. She joined Natixis in 2002 as a member of its financial engineering department.

The investment banking co-heads were announced alongside a newly created executive committee of 13 members led by Mr Krupa, current deputy CEO Philippe Aymerich and a second deputy CEO, Pierre Palmieri, who was previously head of the bank’s global banking and advisory unit. 

The restructuring will see the bank’s top management executives cut by half – down from 27, while seven of the 13 roles will be women. Marie-Christine Ducholet will join as head of the bank’s French retail network and Claire Dumas will continue as group chief financial officer.

Commenting on the appointments, Mr Krupa states: “We are using the transition period set out by the board to propose a management structure and team designed to have the experience and expertise needed for the challenges ahead, which will require a focus on both efficiency and performance.”
Barbara Hooper
 

Barbara Hooper – TD Bank

TD Bank has appointed Barbara Hooper as group head of its Canadian business banking unit. Ms Hooper joined the bank’s senior executive team in 2021 and since January has served as its Canadian business banking unit’s chief operating officer. She has held numerous senior roles at TD Bank, including as treasurer and leading the bank’s enterprise strategy, where she played an integral role in securing important acquisitions in the US and Canada.

She also serves as a member of the Canadian government’s Sustainable Finance Action Council and chairs its Technical Expert Group, which focuses on climate-related financial disclosures. In 2018, she was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network.
Bhanu Vohra

Bhanu Vohra – Citi

Citi has appointed Bhanu Vohra as head of commercial banking for India. Mr Vohra will lead on addressing the banking and financial services needs of emerging large corporates and mid-market enterprises throughout the business unit’s footprint within the country, which includes 45% of India’s unicorn start-ups. 

Mr Vohra joined Citi in 2000, having held various senior banking roles within Asia Pacific and the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions before returning to India to become country head of Citi’s global subsidiaries group within its banking, capital markets and advisory business.
Andrew Goodrich

Andrew Goodrich – Ezra

Ezra, a fintech focused on providing microlending services across Africa and emerging markets, has appointed Andrew Goodrich as chief risk officer. 

Mr Goodrich will oversee Ezra’s data engineering, predictive analytics, credit risk and fraud functions. He will be tasked with ensuring business optimisation is achieved through enhanced standardisation and credit risk management governance. 

Prior to joining Ezra, he served as a banking technology executive at MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile network operator. His career highlights also include a stint as credit risk director at banking-as-a-service platform Jumo and key positions within numerous fintech and banking businesses throughout Africa and Asia. 
Cagri Kutman

Cagri Kutman – KNG Securities

KNG Securities, a fixed income investment banking boutique, has appointed Cagri Kutman as senior fixed income sales within its credit trading team. He joins KNG Securities after more than 10 years at Morgan Stanley in both London and Istanbul, where he was most recently a senior vice president within its cross asset sales business. 

Mr Kutman’s appointment comes as part of a strategic drive from KNG Securities to boost their presence in the emerging markets space and follows the recent hire of former VTB Capital fixed income trader Igor Nartov as emerging markets senior advisor. 

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