BarCap hires Bes from BNP Paribas to head private bank coverage

Barclays Capital has hired Pierre Bes as a managing director and head of private bank coverage for Europe.

Bes moves from BNP Paribas where he worked for eight years in a variety of senior sales roles - most recently serving as head of equity structured products marketing in Benelux and Switzerland.

He replaces Kevin Burke, who has relocated to Singapore. Bes will be based in Barclays Capital’s London office and be responsible for the investor solutions team, which provides private banks with structured products across all asset classes.