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Natixis Hires Gareth John as Head of Aviation Finance Americas
Natixis announced today that it has hired Gareth John as Head of Aviation Finance Americas. He reports locally to Benjamin Sirgue, Head of Global Finance Americas and globally to Ramki Sundaram, Global Head of Aviation.
Mr. John has 18 years of financial services experience, and joined Natixis CIB Americas from Deutsche Bank, where he had been Head of Transportation Finance – Americas. Earlier, he worked at UBS, The PrinceRidge Group, and GE Capital, among other companies.
He succeeds Louis Douady, who assumed the role of Natixis Global Head of Corporate & Social Responsibility last month.
Mr. Sirgue said, “We have an established aviation finance franchise in the Americas and look to Gareth, with his proven track record and wide range of experience in the sector, to continue to strengthen our market presence.”
Mr. John holds an MBA in Finance from Wake Forest University and a BA in International Business from St.
Andrews University.
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Gareth John
Global Head of Aviation, Corporate & Investment Banking, Natixis
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About Natixis
Natixis is a French multinational financial services firm specialized in asset & wealth management, corporate & investment banking, insurance and payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, Natixis counts nearly 16,000 employees across 38 countries. Its clients include corporations, financial institutions, sovereign and supranational organizations, as well as the customers of Groupe BPCE’s networks. Listed on the Paris stock exchange, Natixis has a solid financial base with a CET1 capital under Basel 3(1) of €11.1 billion, a Basel 3 CET1 Ratio(1) of 11.5% and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor’s: A+ / Moody’s: A1 / Fitch Ratings: A+).
(1) Based on CRR-CRD4 rules as reported on June 26, 2013, including the Danish compromise - without phase-in. See note on methodology in the 2Q19 earnings material.
Figures as at 30 June 2019