Societe Generale Coporate & Investment Banking Announces Appointments

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) announces the appointment of Frederic Surdon as Head of Asset Finance effective immediately.

This new department includes Export Finance, the Aviation, Real Estate and Shipping Finance teams as well as the Structured Solutions and Leasing teams. Based in Paris, Frederic Surdon reports to Pierre Palmieri, Head of the Global Finance division.

Hacina Py is appointed Global Head of Export Finance, replacing Frederic Surdon. In this new role, she will continue to develop the Export Finance business which was awarded “Best Export Finance Bank” by Trade Export Magazine in the Best in Class Awards 2015. In addition, Nigel Ball is appointed Global Head of Leveraged Buy Outs (LBO), having previously been Head of Strategic Acquisition Finance for the UK. Alexandre Huet will manage this business in the UK on an interim basis, in addition to his role as Global Head of Strategic Acquisition Finance.