UBS hires former BarCap sales duo
Athanasopoulos will join in July as global head of foreign exchange distribution, reporting locally to Roberto Hoornweg, global head of securities distribution. Athanasopoulos joins from EFG Eurobank Ergasias in Athens, where he was general manager and global head of trading, sales and structuring.
Before joining in June 2009, Athanasopoulos was managing director and head of FX and emerging market sales at Barclays Capital (BarCap) in London. Previously, he was a managing director and head of FX
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