RBS hires five in derivatives sales team

RBS Greenwich Capital, the Connecticut-based fixed income business of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), has made five new hires for its North American financial institutions and corporate sales teams.

Michael Anthony joins RBS as US head of corporate risk solutions. He will report to James Mather, head of interest rate derivatives in North America, and John McCormick, global head of sales and marketing in the UK. Anthony was previously with JP Morgan, where he was managing director of derivatives marketing and structured origination.

Also joining from JP Morgan are Jenny Goodman and Avi Kwalwasser. Goodman was previously vice-president of interest rate derivatives marketing, where she covered small- and medium-sized banks and specialty finance companies; while Kwalwasser was a vice-president in fixed income derivatives marketing and a product specialist for structured repos and notes.

The other two additions to the derivatives sales team are Joel Mittlestadt and Stella Stoyanova, who join RBS from Barclays Capital and Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) respectively. Goodman, Kwalwasser, Mittlestadt and Stoyanova will have responsibility for expanding the firm’s derivatives sales capabilities.

Ian Gaskell, global head of rates at RBS, said that in addition to strengthening the firm’s US distribution capabilities, the hires will provide a “great boost” to its dollar business globally.