Société Générale has appointed Fouad Farah as head of Global Banking and Advisory and where he will report directly to Anne-Christine Champion and Alexandre Fleury, co-heads of Global Banking and Investor Solutions.
He will remain part of the group management committee and will be a member of the GBIS executive committee and replaces Demetrio Salorio.
In his new role, Farah will oversee the strategic direction of the Global Banking and Advisory business unit and its ongoing transformation, further growing the bank’s leading franchises and strengthening its client relationships.
Farah will lead the ongoing development of Société Générale’s Investment Banking efforts, capitalising on the synergies related to the recent launch of the Bernstein joint venture to enhance our global equity franchise. He will also continue to build on the Bank’s leadership in ESG and sustainable finance.
Prior to his new role, he was most recently head of Global Markets, Americas.
Commenting on Farah’s appointment, Champion and Fleury, say: “Fouad Farah has in-depth corporate and investment banking expertise and a proven track record in enhancing our origination and distribution capabilities. He is highly qualified to further lead innovative and transformative pathways to grow in a sustainable manner our wholesale client and solution-driven franchise. We want to sincerely thank Demetrio Salorio for his many years at Societe Generale.”
