BNP Paribas appointed a new head of its securities services in Hong Kong.

Julien Kasparian will lead the Hong Kong team and will replace Stéphanie Marelle, who has relocated to Paris after a three year tenure in Hong Kong. Marelle (pictured below) will take up a new role as global head of Compliance for Securities Services, the company said in a press release.

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Kasparian, who began his career with BNP Paribas in 1999, joins the Hong Kong business from the London office, where he was most recently head of Sales and Global Relationship Management, UK Banks and Brokers. 

He spent seven years between Paris and London leading the development of back-office outsourcing, clearing and settlement solutions for BNP Paribas Securities Services.