Deutsche Bank has appointed Kevin Park to lead its agency securities lending team in the Asia Pacific region.
Based in Singapore, Park will report to the bank’s head of EMEA and APAC equity trading for its agency securities lending division, Claudio Lorenzini.
Park has more than 15 years of industry experience, specialising in equity securities lending, financing and delta one trading. He joins from HSBC, where he was previously a director in equity SBL based in Hong Kong.
Commenting on Kevin Park’s appointment, Lorenzini says: ““Kevin has considerable experience across a wide range of equity transaction frameworks, as well as an established reach with institutional investors in key strategic markets such as South Korea. His appointment is an important catalyst for the next stage of growth in our business across Asia Pacific.
Kevin Park adds: “I am delighted to join the agency securities lending business at Deutsche Bank, an institution with a 150 year presence in the Asia-Pacific region. APAC is the second largest region in terms of securities lending equity industry revenue and it has strong growth fundamentals, as evidenced over the past 18 months in particular.
“I look forward to extending the historical success of Deutsche Bank’s agency securities lending in the Asia-Pacific region and enhancing the range of solutions we will deliver to beneficial owners and counterparties.”
