BNP Paribas has appointed several new executive members to its senior management team.
Jean-Yves Fillion, CEO of BNP Paribas US, and CEO of CIB Americas, will be chairman of CIB Americas and continues to serve as CEO of BNP Paribas US.
In these two roles, Fillion will be responsible for the bank's regional corporate strategy and will sponsor the bank's relationships.
Fillion has been with BNP Paribas for 33 years, 26 of which he has spent in the US between Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.
Bob Hawley, deputy CEO of CIB Americas becomes CEO of CIB Americas.
Reporting to Jean-Yves Fillion regionally and to Yann Gérardin, head of corporate and institutional banking, globally, Hawley will continue to serve as head of the institutional platform Americas and head of global markets Americas.
Hawley will also be responsible for the Brazilian CIB platform. He has been with BNP Paribas since 1997 in increasing roles within CIB in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London and New York.
Pierre Veyres has been appointed as deputy head of CIB Americas and head of the corporate platform Americas.
Reporting to Bob Hawley, Veyres will be responsible for leading the group's strategy to grow the corporate franchise and will be a member of the CIB Americas Executive Committee.
Veyres will oversee the CIB platforms in Latin America and Canada. Veyres joins the Americas team from Asia Pacific (APAC), where he has served as the CEO of the BNP Paribas Singapore branch as well as the head of territory for Singapore and head of CIB Southeast Asia since October 2013.
Philippe Ricard has been appointed COO of CIB Americas.
Ricard, who has been in the region since 2017, is replacing Bruno d'Illiers, who is moving to a new role with the Bank in Paris.
Ricard will report to Bob Hawley and will continue to serve as COO of BNP Paribas US for which he reports to Jean-Yves Fillion. Since joining the group in 1989, Ricard has held a wide range of leadership positions across BNP Paribas' key regions and businesses, most recently as global head of asset and fund services within BNP Paribas Securities Services.
Sonja Volpe will be appointed as country head of Canada.
Volpe brings more than 17 years of experience, covering Canadian financial institutions and public sector clients. She first joined BNP Paribas in 2015 as head of financial institutions coverage in Canada, developing the bank's institutional client franchise in the region.
Volpe will develop Canada as an operational platform in the region.
Thalès Gabay has been hired as head of asset and liability management Treasury (ALMT) for CIB Americas.
Gabay is replacing Jonathan Light who is retiring.
Gabay most recently served as head of ALMT for APAC, following a tenure as head of ALMT for the Latin America region.
Amanda Rajkumar has been appointed head of human resources for BNP Paribas US and CIB Americas.
Emmanuelle Bury has been hired chief conduct and control officer (CCCO) for BNP Paribas US and CIB Americas.
Bury comes from BNP Paribas Paris where she was the global COO for the ALMT group. She will be joining the CIB Americas executive committee.
All appointments are effective from June except Sonja Volpe, Philippe Ricard and Pierre Veyres, who will join later in the year.
Yann Gérardin, head of corporate and institutional banking, said: "BNP Paribas has experienced solid growth over the past few years, and now, backed by the bank's commitment to invest substantial capital and resources in our Americas platform we are poised to elevate our business to the next level.”
He added: “A key factor in our success remains our continued focus on our clients: supporting their needs globally and providing them with strategic guidance. To support this mission we are investing in our leadership, which includes these appointments."
Jean-Yves Fillion, CEO of BNP Paribas US and chairman of CIB Americas, commented: "BNP Paribas is at a pivotal moment for the Americas platform. As the competitive landscape evolves, our business is well-positioned to continue our strong progress toward becoming one of the top European banks in the region.”
He added: “We have a tremendous opportunity in front of us in both our wholesale and retail businesses as a unified region with a global offering that differentiates the bank in the marketplace. I am excited for what the bank will achieve in the years ahead."
