The Banker Board – March 23, 2023

Anne Hiebler – Crédit Agricole CIB

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) has appointed Anne Hiebler as global head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). She joins from French rival Natixis, where she worked since 2015 as a managing director on M&A transactions and mid-cap fundraising for the bank’s clients and private equity funds. 

Ms Hiebler brings more than 25 years of experience in advisory, M&A and equity capital markets transactions. She began her career in 1995 at Banexi, BNP Paribas’s M&A division, before moving on to Citi in 2000. She succeeds Bertrand Peyrelongue, who has chosen to exercise his right to retire. Based in Paris, Ms Hiebler will report to Laurent Capes, head of global investment banking.

Peter Wikström – Citi

Citi has appointed Peter Wikström as a managing director within its Nordic banking, capital markets and advisory unit. The appointment comes as part of Citi’s continued strategic drive to expand its European investment banking business.

Mr Wikström joins from Geely, a China-headquartered multinational automotive technology company, where he was chief operating officer. He previously worked at Rothschild & Co as a managing director.

Commenting on the appointment, Lars Ingemarsson, co-head of Citi’s Nordic business, states: “The Nordic region is critically important to the success of the EMEA region and we are delighted to be able to support its growth and our commitment to the Nordic region through this hiring investment.”