Natixis has relocated the senior country manager for its Canada branch to Singapore to strengthen its real assets business and infrastructure funds coverage in the region.
Natixis CIB appoints Bertrand Guiot as head of real assets & investment banking, South East Asia as well as head of infrastructure funds coverage, Asia Pacific, according to a statement.
Based in Singapore, Guiot reports to Sanjeev Kumar, senior country manager, Singapore, and head of South East & South Asia; Raghu Narain, head of investment banking, Asia Pacific; and Emmanuel Gillet-Lagarde, head of real assets & global trade, Asia Pacific.
Return to Asia
Guiot will relocate to Singapore from Montreal where he was most recently a senior country manager for Natixis Canada Branch for two and a half years. Previously, he was also the French investment bank’s Hong Kong-based APAC head of infrastructure.
Prior to joining Natixis, he worked for Dexia following 14 years in various large IT and telecommunications companies.
«We are delighted to welcome [Guiot] back to Asia Pacific,» said Kumar. «His extensive infrastructure and investment banking experience, and his deep knowledge of the business environment across the region, are second to none and will play an integral role in the continued development our long-term, sustainable business.»
