(17 May 2017 – United Kingdom) French based Society Generale (SocGen) has named Eric Bayle as head of global transaction banking in the UK.
Previously Head of Payments & Cash Management in the UK, Bayle’s main responsibilities will be to further develop the lender’s transaction banking services in the country, offering non-banking financial institutions and corporates a wide range of banking services to optimise and manage their daily financial transactions and commercial operations.
In addition, Merel Josseaud has been appointed Head of Trade Finance in the UK.
Reporting to Eric Bayle, she will be responsible for expanding SocGen’s trade and import/export finance offering for clients based in the UK and the Nordics, covering Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Both appointments are based in London and effective immediately.
“The UK represents an important location in our global network,” said Benoît Desserre, Global Head of Global Transaction Banking.
“With Eric’s leadership, our aim is to further expand our local client base by combining experience, know-how and innovative capabilities with our international expertise as a major banking group.”