Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking appoints new sales heads within its Global Markets’ division

SG CIB announces the following appointments within the sales team dedicated to its Global Markets’ division:
- Julien Lascar is promoted to Head of Global Markets Sales for Europe excluding France.
Laurent Besnainou remains Head of Global Markets Sales for France.
Based in London, Julien Lascar reports to Yann Garnier, Head of Sales for Global Markets. His appointment is effective as of 16 April and comes in addition to his current role as Head of cross-asset Sales for Europe excluding France.
In his new role, Julien will lead the commercial strategy for the region across all the asset classes and the entire market offering, from flow business to investment and financing solutions. He will supervise the country heads of sales for market activities in Europe, excluding France, to implement locally the strategy with the objective to answer clients’ needs with an adapted market offering combining product-specific expertise and local knowledge.

“This newly created position will allow us to further reinforce our client focused model within our markets activities with an objective to further enhance Societe Generale’s Global Markets top positioning in Europe, commented Yann Garnier. Julien’ solid experience and knowledge of our market offering across all the asset classes will be key in pursuing the commercial development in the region.”

- Inhwan Oh will be appointed Head of Global Markets Sales for Asia Pacific, replacing Yann Garnier in this role.
Based in Hong-Kong, Inhwan will report to Jerome Niddam, Head of Global Markets for Asia Pacific and to Yann Garnier. This appointment is submitted to the local regulator for validation.

“Inhwan benefits from a strong expertise of local markets and has significantly contributed to develop Societe Generale’s Korean market platform as Head of Global Markets in Korea. His deep understanding of our clients’ needs will be a key asset to pursue the expansion of our market activities in Asia Pacific and to lead the commercial strategy across countries where the bank operates in the region”, said Jerome Niddam.

Press Contacts:
London: Carole Bishop +44 20 776 5499 - carole.bishop@socgen.com - @SG_presse
Paris: Fanny Rouby +33 1 57 29 11 12 - fanny.rouby@socgen.com
Hong-Kong: Andy Chan +85 221665307 - andy.chan@socgen.com