It has been reported that Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has appointed Yann Garnier as head of structured product sales of the global equities and derivatives division for the Asia-Pacific region.

Based in Hong Kong, Garnier will report to Nicolas Miara-Godet, global head of sales, and Frank Drouet, Asia-Pacific head of global equities and derivatives.

He previously headed equity derivatives sales for the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa regions for Société Générale CIB.

The group employs 163,000 people worldwide.