HSBC appoints Mark Mallia as new head of debt syndicate

HSBC has hired Mark Mallia as the firm’s new head of debt syndicate for Asia-Pacific, effective January 1, 2011. Mallia will replace Sean Henderson who is transferring to Sydney to take up a new role as the firm's head of debt capital markets for Australia.

Mallia, an industry veteran with 16 years of experience, will be based in Hong Kong and will be responsible for the pricing and primary distribution of Asian fixed-income products.

Prior to joining HSBC, he held various positions across debt capital markets and syndicate at investment banks including UBS and Morgan Stanley and also worked as head of credit products for Asia at Dresdner Bank. Most recently he ran an Asian credit portfolio on the buy-side for Shinsei Bank.