Credit Suisse veteran joins Instinet as head of Americas execution sales

Incoming individual spent almost 20 years at Credit Suisse, most recently as managing director, head of AES sales Americas.

Jennifer Pyrka Turner has moved to Instinet to take up the reins as head of Americas execution sales, according to an announcement on social media. 

The move follows a 19-year stint at Credit Suisse, most recently as managing director, head of AES sales Americas at Credit Suisse. 

In this new role, Pyrka Turner will based in New York and continue to operate across the Americas region.

The Swiss bank has seen a sweep of personnel changes in recent times, following its acquisition by UBS earlier this year. Over the last quarter, ex-Credit Suisse experts have joined firms including Wells Fargo, TD Cowen, and RBC.

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UBS agreed to buy Credit Suisse in March, in a marriage orchestrated by the Swiss government and at the time was viewed with trepidation by some as there were concerns it would trigger widespread jobs losses in the UK. 

Credit Suisse employed about five thousand people in the City before the takeover.

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