SocGen has two new chieftains.
James Masserio and Salim Nemouchi have been appointed Co-Heads of Equities and Equity Derivatives Americas, effective Q3 2019. As Co-Heads, they will directly oversee all equities and derivatives trading and sales activities in the Americas. They replace Hatem Mustapha, who was recently appointed Head of Global Markets for the Americas, effective Q3 2019.
Masserio’s and Nemouchi’s focus will be to continue to grow the equities and derivatives franchise in the Americas in line with the bank’s strategy of focusing on the expansion of its investment solutions business, further developing its financing activities and optimizing its flow business.
They will report to Hatem Mustapha and to Alexandre Fleury, Global Head of Equities and Equity Derivatives. Both will continue to be based in New York.
Salim Nemouchi joined Societe Generale in 2004 in Paris where he started as trader and then Head of Desk within the Structured Equity Finance team. He moved to New York in 2013 where he became Head of Securities Financing and Delta One Trading Americas and subsequently took the role of Head of the Linear Trading group within Equities and Equity Derivatives Americas in 2017.
James Masserio onboarded at Societe Generale in December 2017 in New York as the Head of Equity Derivatives Trading in the Americas. Prior to Societe Generale, he was with Credit Suisse for 16 years with his most recent role being the Head of Equity Derivatives in the Americas. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania.
