RBS creates FI sales head post for Asia ex-Japan

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Manish Mahajan in a newly created role as head of sales for financial institutions (FI) for Asia excluding Japan. He joins from Deutsche Bank in Singapore, where he was head of rates sales and strategic solutions for Asia.

Starting in November, Mahajan will manage the selling of core and emerging-market products across flow and structured credit, foreign exchange and rates to FI clients. He will report to Pierre Ferland, Asia-Pacific head of markets in the global banking and markets division in Hong Kong.