BNP Paribas expands its Global Markets franchise in Switzerland, hiring a Credit Suisse banker at the French bank.

Damien Aellen assumes responsibility for the syndication of Swiss franc bonds at BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) starting in August. Before joining BNP Paribas, he spent 8 years at Credit Suisse, where he was most recently head of syndication for the Swiss franc bond franchise, according to a statement Monday.

Aellen began his career at BNP Paribas in Zurich as a graduate trainee within the fixed income division in the Swiss franc Bonds Syndication and Trading teams.

Broad Experience

He has extensive experience in fixed-income syndication and across the credit spectrum, ranging from investment grade issuers to more complex capital, high yield, and emerging market credits, according to the statement.