Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking has announced the appointment of a chief operating officer for Asia Pacific.
Cécile De Sousa has been named COO, APAC at Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), according to a statement. Based in Hong Kong, she reports to APAC CEO Bruno Le Saint and global COO Florence Brieu.
In her new role, De Sousa oversees client office, client onboarding, business management & organization, operations, data & technology, innovation & strategic sourcing, control tower, corporate real estate and procurement activities for the French investment bank.
20-Year Career
De Sousa has more than 20 years of corporate and investment banking experience across London, Hong Kong and Paris. Prior to joining Natixis CIB in the region, she was the investment bank’s London-based UK COO and chief of staff to the chief executive.
Previously, she also worked at HSBC as global markets equities COO for Europe and global head of business management for global markets equity derivatives & prime finance. Before joining HSBC, she also held various roles at Société Générale.
