IFR International - 20.10.2018

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SOCIETE GENERALE

has appointed new

group country heads

for Switzerland and

China in a reshuffle of

coverage. Anne

Marion-Bouchacourt

will take the Swiss

role, replacing Hugues

de La Marnierre, and

Pierre-Yves Bonnet

(left) has been made

head of China,

succeeding Marion-

Bouchacourt who had

held the position for

six years. Bonnet

reports to Hikaru

Ogata, who heads

Asia-Pacific. Marion-

Bouchacourt will

report to Thierry

d’Argent, head of

coverage and

investment banking.

Emerging markets

investment bank

RENAISSANCE

CAPITAL has

appointed Amr Helal

as CEO of its North

African business. Helal

is based in Cairo and

will oversee strategy

and senior client

coverage in the region.

RenCap opened its

Cairo office last year

and said it aims to

capitalise on

opportunities from

state reforms,

privatisations and

economic recovery in

the region. Ahmed

Badr, previously CEO

for the Middle East,

North Africa and Africa

and head of MENA

equities, is stepping

down.

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