Financial services firm BTIG has appointed Flavio Paparella as managing director within its global emerging markets fixed income group.
Paparella, who will focus on Latin American (LatAm) markets, will be based in BTIG’s New York office and report to Stuart Kasdin and Pablo Melasecca, co-Heads of Latin America and EMEA credit emerging markets.
Michael Carley, head of fixed income credit at BTIG, “[Paparella’s] proven track record, combined with his in-depth knowledge of the economic and political landscape of the LatAm region will be instrumental in delivering value to our clients.”
Paparella brings more than 30 years of experience to the firm. Most recently, he was a managing director at Seaport Global where he was responsible for developing the fixed income business in LatAm, encompassing both hard currency and local currency denominated debt markets.
Previously, Paparella ran the institutional structured products LatAm desk at RBC Capital Markets. Prior to that, he was a managing director at American Express. Paparella began his career as a managing director at Deutsche Bank in Argentina.
BTIG’s global emerging markets fixed income team is located in Singapore, London, New York and Miami.
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