RBS names head of forex trading, Americas

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Christiane Mandell as head of foreign exchange (forex) and local markets trading for the Americas, based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Mandell joins RBS after an 18-year career at Bank of America, where she was most recently head of the global foreign exchange group, with responsibility for both sales and trading. In her newly created role at RBS, Mandell reports locally to Symon Drake-Brockman, head of markets for the Americas. She also reports to Roger Hawes, London-based global head of spot forex trading, and Patrick Olsson, London-based global head of local markets.

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