Nomura has appointed Filippo Zorzoli as head of global markets sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as part of the firm’s effort to bolster its global markets division.
Zorzoli will be based out of London in his new role and is set to help Nomura expand its footprint across the EMEA region.
He will report to Nat Tyce, head of global markets, EMEA and global co-head of rates, as well as Samir Patel, global head of global markets sales.
Zorzoli brings more than 20 years of senior sales, trading and structuring experience to his new role, and joins from Barclays, where he most recently served as global head of rates and solutions sales.
Prior to this, he also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, covering roles including head of structuring for EMEA, as well as head of EMEA rate sales, repo sales and structuring.
He began his career covering fixed income structuring at Goldman Sachs, later going on to co-head the firm’s equity exotics trading desk.
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Zorzoli’s appointment also coincides with Gary Hyman’s move from head of public-side sales, EMEA at Nomura, to become the firm’s vice-chair of EMEA global markets, based in Dubai.
Hyman has been at Nomura for more than 15 years, and his tenure has covered various roles including co-head of G10 global rates sales, head of macro-sales, Japan and head of sales, Australia.
He has also previously held director and managerial roles and RBS, Shinsei Bank and Credit Suisse.
Speaking on the appointments, Tyce said: “We are confident that Filippo’s deep understanding of the EMEA client landscape combined with his extensive product expertise will help us build on the strong foundations established under Gary Hyman’s leadership and drive the next phase of client franchise growth in EMEA.”