French asset manager Natixis has appointed BBVA Research’s Alicia Garcia Herrero as chief economist for Asia Pacific.
Alicia will be based in the bank’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong and will be responsible for leading the Paris-based financial giant’s economic research for Asia Pacific.
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She will report to Paris-based Christophe Ricetti, head of global markets research, and locally to Serge Ekué, head of global markets, Asia Pacific.
Alicia has more than decades’ experience across commercial banks, central banks and international organizations.
She most recently served as chief economist for emerging markets at BBVA Research. Alicia also held senior positions at organisations including Banco Santander, the International Monetary Fund, the Bank of International Settlements, and the Bank of Spain.
Natixis CEO for Asia Pacific François Riahi said: "We are delighted to welcome Alicia to Natixis and to our Asia Pacific platform. Alicia is an extremely impressive economist with a unique depth and breadth of experience across Asian and global economics. Her appointment reflects Natixis’ commitment to providing cutting-edge economic research on Asian economies and bringing our global research expertise to our clients in Asia Pacific."
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