ING has named Joseph Kerkor as head of emerging markets credit trading for EMEA, based in London.
Kerkor brings more than 15 years of credit trading experience to his new role, which will see him leading a five-strong trading team, specialising in emerging markets in EMEA spanning regions such as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the Middle East, Turkey and South Africa.
His appointment is expected to bolster ING’s credit trading offering in these markets, and help build out the bank’s footprint in this growth area.
“[Kerkor] brings a strong combination of deep emerging markets expertise, strong trading track record and a highly collaborative mindset,” said Pawan Gupta, global head of credit trading at ING.
“His extensive market experience across our key markets, trading skills, and product knowledge will add significantly to our capabilities as we continue to strengthen our emerging markets franchise and deepen connectivity across the credit value chain.”
Kerkor joins the bank from Barclays, where he spent over a year in London as an executive director in emerging markets credit trading.
During his time at the firm, he led Barlays’ investment grade trading pod across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and CEE regions.
Prior to this, he also led emerging markets CEEMEA credit trading at BNP Paribas, and also previously spent almost seven years at Goldman Sachs, working across various senior roles related to emerging markets credit trading.
Earlier in his career, he also served in similar positions at firms including HSBC, Standard Chartered and Credit Suisse.
Speaking on his appointment, Kerkor said: “I’m delighted to be joining ING at a time of strong momentum across credit and capital markets. Emerging markets remain a key focus for our clients, and I look forward to working with the team to continue building scale, enhancing liquidity, and supporting clients across the full lifecycle, from origination through to secondary markets.”