Credit Suisse has found a successor to John Knox to become CEO of Australia from Deutsche Bank’s operations in Hong Kong.
Former Asia Pacific head of corporate finance at Deutsche Bank, Richard Gibb, has been hired to run Credit Suisse’s business in Australia and is expected to start in October, according to «AFR» reports (paywall).
Gibb spent 10 years at Deutsche Bank and prior to his corporate finance role, he a New York-based global head of financial institutions. His 30-year career in investment banking includes senior leadership roles with Merril Lynch, Bankers Trust and Westpac across Hong Kong, New York, and Sydney.
Strong Talent
Gibb is expected to oversee Australia’s full franchise across investment banking and capital markets, private banking, markets, and financing.
«I look forward to having a strong talent of Richard’s caliber join our Asia Pacific leadership team and continue to build on the success of our Australia business,» said Helman Sitohang, CEO of Credit Suisse, Asia Pacific. «I would like to thank John [Knox] for his various contributions to Credit Suisse over the last 24 years. He leaves with our best wishes for the future,» he added.
Knox is expected to leave the bank at the end of the year.
