With three new hires in the second half of 2018 BNP Paribas Global Markets in Zurich is boosting its operations.

Andrea Baumeister, as THEAM Sales Switzerland, Equity Derivatives Group

She is responsible for distributing the THEAM Quant funds across Switzerland. After graduating from HSG St Gallen Andrea worked for various European and US investment banks in Zurich, London and Hong Kong as derivatives sales in equities, credit & rates and FX. She joined BNP Paribas in 2009 and has spent the last seven years in Hong Kong covering institutional clients for equity derivatives.

Marc Leo Schweizer, as Portfolio Solutions Sales Specialist

He is responsible for the Independent Asset Managers and distribution business in the German speaking part of Switzerland. He holds a M.A. from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and prior to his recent appointment at BNP Paribas, he had worked since 2011 for Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking in various positions. In his last role, he was a Structured Products Sales Specialist within the Cross-Asset Solutions team in Zurich.

Pascal Sahli, as Head Institutional Sales Switzerland

He is responsible for cross asset solutions, derivatives and THEAM fund distribution for institutional Clients across Switzerland, including Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, Asset Managers, Discretionary Portfolio Managers and Family Offices. Pascal is based in Zurich, Switzerland while his team is located in Paris and Zurich. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Pascal was heading the Swiss solutions and equity derivatives business at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as well as the Pension and Insurance Solutions business for Switzerland at Goldman Sachs International in London. Pascal holds a degree from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland.

  BNP Paribas Asset Management confirms its commitment to low carbon finance on the 10th anniversary of its BNP Paribas Easy Low Carbon 100 Europe® UCITS ETF and strengthens its offer in Switzerland with the listing of this ETF on the SIX Swiss Exchange on 11 December 2018. Launched in October 2008, BNP Paribas Easy Low Carbon 100 Europe® UCITS ETF was the first low carbon fund, offering investors an effective investment solution to reduce the carbon footprint of their investment portfolio. It replicates the Low Carbon 100 Europe® NR, an index created and published by Euronext that contributes to financing energy transition by redirecting investments towards those companies that are most active in reducing their carbon emissions and that offer the products and services required for energy transition to occur. Euronext recently announced the exclusion of fossil fuel companies following its December rebalancing of the index. This is a sub-fund of BNP Paribas Easy, a sicav under Luxembourg law that complies with Directive 2009/65/EC. The sub-fund has been approved in Switzerland by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). It is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange as of 11 December 2018. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Investments in funds are subject to market fluctuations and the risks inherent in investing in securities. The value of the investments and the income they generate may go up or down, and investors may not get back the amount they initially invested. The fund described presents a risk of loss of capital. For a more detailed definition and description of the risks involved, please refer to the fund’s prospectus and “Key information for investor“. Before subscribing, you must read the most recent version of the prospectus and “Key information for investor”, available free of charge on our website www.easy.bnpparibas.ch.

ABN AMRO Bank N.V., BNP Paribas and Commerzbank AG were mandated by ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd. (“ECOM” or “The Company”) to arrange the refinancing of their USD 650m Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility dated 12^th October 2016 and subsequently extended in 2017. The refinancing adds a new 3y RCF (with one 1y extension option) to the existing 1y RCF structure (including three 1y extension options), split USD 216.7m and USD 433.3m respectively. Both tranches include an innovative social impact incentive to interlink ECOM’s social impact objectives and the company’s funding. Any social impact discount received by the Company will be distributed into the ECOM Foundation and ECOM’s Sustainable Management Services division. The ECOM Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation supporting projects in origin producing communities. ECOM’s Sustainable Management Services division is a support function within the Company focused on providing agronomy services and technical assistance to farmers and communities. The social impact incentive was well received by lenders and the transaction closed oversubscribed with subsequent scale back for all lenders. The syndicate comprises 27 banks including 2 new banks, with the following titles:  

Bookrunner and Mandated Lead Arranger

• ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
• BNP PARIBAS (SUISSE) SA
• COMMERZBANK AG
•  HSBC
• ING
• Natixis
• Rabobank
• RBI
• Zürcher Kantonalbank

Lead Arranger

• Banco do Brasil S.A.
• Deutsche Bank
• KFW Ipex-Bank
• UBS
• UniCredit

Arranger

• Agriculture Bank of China
• Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
• Credit Agricole (Suisse)
• DZ Bank
• Garanti Bank
• KBC Bank
• Nedbank
• OCBC
• Societe Generale
• Wells Fargo

Participant

• BCGE
• BIC-BRED

Since last July 6, Vahram Yerikian is officially Head of Specialized Trade Solutions EMEA for BNP Paribas. Graduate from Dauphine Paris IX University in Economics and Finance, Vahram began his career at BNP Paribas in 1999 within CIB in Paris, first in the Loan Syndication & Trading department. He has then held various positions such as Head of Paris Project Finance Hub, Co-Head of Brussels & Paris Project Finance Hub. He joined BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA in 2015 and has just become Head of Specialized Trade Solutions EMEA in 2018. “The development of this business is at the heart of our strategy and our growth objectives are ambitious. I am delighted to take this responsibility and meet the many challenges ahead.”

As Head of Transaction Banking for Switzerland, Loic Senechal will lead the Cash Management, the Traditional Trade and Supply Chain Management. Graduate of a Master in Economics and Finance, Loïc began his career at BNP Paribas. Loic Sénéchal has a solid experience across geographies, a key element to develop the Transaction Banking franchise. Loic has occupied long and various positions in the Transaction business in France, Middle-East (Bahrain) and in Asia (Singapore, China). In his last position, from 2015 to 2018, Loic was in charge of the Transaction Banking for China.

“This new organization in Switzerland combining Cash Management and Trade teams (sales and products) will enable us to further develop the flow banking business by streamlining the interactions with internal stakeholders and clients. This will help Loic and his team, amongst key objectives, get new market shares and support the transformation of the Bank through the digitisation of the flows”, explains Patrick Voegeli, member of the General Management of BNP Paribas in Switzerland.

Yannick Duval is appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, with responsibility for Operations, Finance, Information Systems Department and ALM Treasury. Yannick is a member of the bank’s Executive Management. Yannick’s mission is to oversee the continued transformation, digitalisation and security strengthening of the bank, in accordance with the 2020 Strategy for BNP Paribas in Switzerland and in the best  interests of our clients and employees.  

Biography

Yannick Duval, 52, is a French national and graduate of IFSIC / INSA Rennes with a wealth of international experience in the banking and financial sector. He started his career with Société Générale, working with their IT teams in Paris and later Tokyo. He subsequently moved to Crédit Agricole Indosuez, occupying a series of roles in Japan, Singapore, Dubai and Paris. Yannick joined BNP Paribas in 2002 as Director of E-Commerce Strategy and Web Services in the Fixed Income PMO in London, then Paris, before being promoted COO in Tokyo, then COO/Secretary General of BNP Paribas in Amsterdam and finally Lisbon, where he was responsible for setting up the service platform for Europe.

Monique Vialatou will become Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA effective July 1st. She succeeds to Geoffroy Bazin who is appointed Country Head of BNP Paribas Group in Luxembourg and CEO of BGL BNP Paribas.   Monique Vialatou has been with the BNP Paribas Group for more than 30 years. She possesses a wealth of experience both in retail banking in France and within CIB. She has held several positions with Large Corporate Coverage teams in France, and in the United States as Senior Relationship Manager. She was Country Head of BNP Paribas Group in Thailand. Since 2014, Monique has been CEO of the bank in Canada where she plays a major role in the development of the BNP Paribas franchise and for connectivity in the region. She is also a member of the Americas Executive Committee. According to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Jean Clamon, “thanks to the constant energy and commitment of Geoffroy Bazin over the last five years in Switzerland, and I thank him very sincerely, BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA performs very positively in its first year of the development plan for 2020. There’s no doubt that given her management qualities and her expertise, Monique Vialatou will continue the business development and increase and intensify the responsible innovation and commitment initiative of the bank in Switzerland.” Talking about her new functions, Monique Vialatou added “I am delighted to be joining the  BNP Paribas team in Switzerland and intend to put all my energy, along with fellow employees, into successfully accomplishing the development plan for 2020.”