Societe Generale appoints new head of EM credit trading

Credit expert has more than 2years’ emerging markets trading experience; has also previously served at Barclays, BNP Paribas, and CIBC.

Societe Generale has named Gary Harper as the firm’s new head of emerging market credit trading. 

He joins from Absa Group, where he spent five years as head of eurobond trading. Before that Harper worked in an emerging markets credit – electronic trading role at Liquidnet. 

He confirmed his new role in an announcement on social media. 

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Harper has also previously served at Mizuho in an executive director position, working across Turkey, South Africa, and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). 

Prior to this, he served at Barclays as emerging markets credit flow trader director. 

Other roles include stints at BNP Paribas, CIBC and ING in trading roles. 

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