People: Seyer joins MSCI to head global client coverage

MSCI hires Seyer as a managing director and global head of client coverage in London; Shane Edwards is promoted to head of global equity derivatives at UBS in London; Kokou Agbo-Bloua joins Societe Generale as global head of engineering and strategy, replacing Stephane Mattatia

Laurent Seyer, MSCI

Laurent Seyer has joined MSCI as a managing director and global head of client coverage in London. He will report to Henry Fernandez, chairman and chief executive of the index provider. Previously, Seyer was global head of the client group at Axa Investment Managers in Paris, prior to which he was global head of multi-asset client solutions. Earlier, he held a series of senior positions at Societe Generale in equity derivatives and structured product sales, mergers and acquisitions, corporate