global markets

Franck Dargent is appointed as head of global markets for Asia-Pacific as the French bank seeks to beef up its presence in the region once again.

The head of global markets for Asia-Pacific also takes a seat on a new 15-member CIB executive committee that aims for greater cohesion across the bank's key businesses.

William Ross is HSBCÆs first global markets co-head of Islamic finance.

Soofian Zuberi becomes responsible for all sales activities across both equities and fixed income, leaving Jason Cox as the sole head of equity capital markets.

Internal promotions to fill senior management positions.