Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has appointed Cécile De Sousa as COO, Asia Pacific.
Based in Hong Kong, De Sousa will focus on developing Natixis CIB Asia Pacific as a key enabler of innovation and transformation capabilities for Natixis CIB globally, with a particular focus on developing specific domains of emerging tech — in line with Groupe BPCE’s 2024 global strategic ambitions to scale up activities in data and new technology markets.
She has more than 20 years’ experience in CIB activities across London, Hong Kong and Paris. Prior to joining Natixis CIB in Asia Pacific, she was based in London, where she was the Natixis U.K. COO and chief of staff to the CEO. Prior to that, she was with HSBC as global markets equities COO for Europe and global head of business management for global markets equity derivatives and prime finance. Before joining HSBC, she held various roles with Société Générale in Paris and Hong Kong across mark