New Hire Alison Jenkins Final - Commerzbank - Commerzbank AG
New Hire Alison Jenkins Final - Commerzbank - Commerzbank AG
New Hire Alison Jenkins Final - Commerzbank - Commerzbank AG
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Press release<br />
18 September 2008<br />
<strong>Commerzbank</strong> adds Head to Investment Grade Loan Team<br />
<strong>Commerzbank</strong> Corporates & Markets today announces the hire of <strong>Alison</strong> <strong>Jenkins</strong> as<br />
Head of its London Investment Grade Loan Distribution Team.<br />
<strong>Jenkins</strong> joins CBCM from Bank of America where for the last eight years, she was a<br />
key member of their Syndicated Finance division, and in recent years has held the<br />
role of Managing Director and Head of EMEA Par Loan Trading. Before<br />
this she held positions in the syndicated loan operations of Sumitomo Bank and ANZ.<br />
<strong>Jenkins</strong> will be based in London and work closely with CBCM’s loan origination and<br />
distibution teams in both London and Frankfurt. She will have particular emphasis on<br />
transactions for customers in the UK and Western Europe. Her responsibilities<br />
include DCM's secondary loan market trading and sales operations. <strong>Jenkins</strong> reports<br />
to Michael Legeland, Head of Loan Distribution at <strong>Commerzbank</strong>.<br />
Michael Legeland commented on the hire: “I’m delighted to welcome <strong>Alison</strong>, she<br />
brings with her over 20 years of banking experience, most of which she spent in both<br />
the primary and secondary syndicated loan market. In addition, <strong>Alison</strong> has for four<br />
years served on the board of directors of the Loan Market Association.<br />
He added: “Her hire will enable us to further develop our successful syndicated loans<br />
platform. In particular, we will be better equipped to drive our business in Western<br />
Europe and the UK forward and also to strengthen our ability to underwrite loans and<br />
help with the capital efficient management of loan positions.”<br />
ENDS<br />
For further information, please contact:<br />
Claire Tappenden, CBCM Corporate Communications: +44 20 7653 7958<br />
<strong>Commerzbank</strong> Corporate and Markets (CBCM)<br />
<strong>Commerzbank</strong> Corporates and Markets (CBCM) is the integrated Corporate and<br />
Investment Banking division of <strong>Commerzbank</strong> <strong>AG</strong>.
CBCM provides a broad range of Commercial and Investment Banking products to<br />
corporate and institutional clients. The business incorporates capital markets<br />
activities in credit, equities, interest rates and foreign exchange with a strong focus<br />
on derivatives and structured products.<br />
As a division of one of Germany’s leading financial institutions and with the backing<br />
of a Eur 615 bn balance sheet (30.06.08) CBCM provides clients with capital and<br />
debt raising solutions and access to a broad range of investment and risk<br />
management products across all major asset classes.