London based investment banking firm appoints Atul Sodhi as global head

Credit Agricole CIB on Wednesday appointed Atul Sodhi as the global head of Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Corporates.

Atul has been with Credit Agricole CIB since 1997. He has a strong expertise in corporate banking, client coverage, and debt origination, with over 25 years of working experience.

Prior to this role, Sodhi was Credit Agricole CIB's head of Debt Origination and Advisory (DOA) in Asia.

Sodhi will relocate to Paris as part of his new responsibilities, and will report globally to global head of DCM, Sebastien Domanico; and locally to head of global markets Europe, Pierre Gay.

"Over the past few years, Atul successfully established a strong DCM franchise in Asia by leveraging on a solution driven model and integrating expertise across the bank. His knowledge of the bank and long experience with coverage and other relevant business lines will help further develop our DCM global corporate footprint," said global head of DCM at the bank, Sebastien Domanico.

Credit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of the Credit Agricole Group. The bank offers its clients a comprehensive range of products and services structured around six major divisions, namely, client coverage and international network, global investment banking, structured finance, global markets, debt optimisation and distribution, and international trade and transaction banking.

The bank, further, provides support to clients in large international markets through its network with a presence in major countries in Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.