Calyon hires Dresdner Kleinwort head

Calyon has hired Dresdner Kleinwort veteran Jim Siracusa as global head of debt capital markets and securitisation. His most recent position at Dresdner was co-head of client coverage, and he was also a member of the executive committee and operating committee for global banking.

Siracusa, who will be based in London, will be responsible for debt origination across asset classes including emerging markets, which the bank describes as a “major focus”. He will also be in charge of securitisation