RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), today (18 February 2010) announced that it has hired Bertrand Fitoussi as a Managing Director and Head of European Structured Interest Rate Sales.  Fitoussi will be based in London and report to Avril Pomper, Head of Fixed Income & Currencies and Financial Products Sales, Europe, RBC Capital Markets.

Fitoussi joins RBC Capital Markets from Société Générale, where he was Deputy Global Head of Structured Rate Products.  Fitoussi has also held positions at Gen Re Securities and Crédit Commerical de France.
 

Avril Pomper, Head of Fixed Income & Currencies and Financial Products Sales, Europe, RBC Capital Markets, said: “Bertrand has joined RBC Capital Markets to lead our team in growing its presence in marketing and distributing Structured Rates across Europe. He will focus on meeting the needs of insurance companies, financial institutions and corporations in Europe. With more 21 years’ experience, Bertrand brings a wealth of expertise to RBC Capital Markets and complements our strong and growing European platform.”