BNP PARIBAS HIRES SOFIA LÖNNQVIST FOR CAPITAL MARKETS NORDIC DIVISION
BNP Paribas continues to invest in the Nordic region with an appointment to further strengthening its leading position in Debt Capital Markets.
Sofia Lönnqvist joins BNP Paribas Northern European Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Origination Team for Financial Institutions. She will be responsible for the Nordic region linking to our distribution and underwriting platform globally.
Sofia joins after 8 years at Barclays where she worked in DCM Nordics. She has experience in Rating Advisory and Investor relations at Barclays as well as working at UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Sofia will be based in Stockholm.
Elias Selbing Burrell, responsible for Corporate DCM re-located from London to the Stockholm office during last summer.
“We are the largest global bank across the Nordic countries and have a long-term commitment to the region. We are investing heavily in the region, both in terms of capital and employees. With both Sofia and Elias in Stockholm, this makes BNP Paribas the only Global Bank in the Nordics with local DCM presence across Corporates and Financial Institutions. ” said Eirik Winter, CEO for BNP Paribas Group Nordic Region and Head of CIB Nordics.
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BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 71 countries, with more than 199,000 employees, including around 151,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), Retail and International Financial Services. In the Nordic region BNP Paribas employs over 800 people across CIB, Asset Management, Personal Finance, Car Fleet Management through Arval, Leasing, Factoring and Insurance through Cardif, with offices in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.