December 31, 2007
HSBC has appointed LatAm veteran Gerardo Mato to head of financing and advisory for the emerging markets. He will run advisory, equity and DCM in EM, while also leading the origination efforts of the domestic global markets teams in the region. Mato will also retain oversight for the liability solutions group in the Americas. He will report to Rod Prat and Jose Luis Guerrero, co-head of global markets, Americas. LatinFinance hears that HSBC is planning a number of high profile hires in LatAm in the short term.