Deutsche hires Singapore VP

Deutsche Bank has appointed Niraj Athavle as vice president in the bank's corporate coverage group in Singapore. Athavle will mainly focus on FX, liability risk management, and structured products for both Singapore and multinational corporate clients.

He was previously a director of in UBS Warburg's fixed income division and prior to that was an assistant vice president at Bank of America India, where he was responsible for marketing derivative products to top-tier Indian corporate clients.

Rahul Mookerjee, co-head of Deutsche Bank's debt capital markets and corporate coverage of Asia, comments, "Niraj's appointment signals our continued growth in the Singapore-centered business. He joins a strong team and will bring additional depth to the group through his product expertise and extensive experience in covering major corporate clients in Asia and across the globe."