Allis Commercial Banking has appointed Josh Gonnella as Head of Institutional Investor Coverage, Asia in the Financial Institutions team based in New York. Gonnella has transferred from the Bank’s Asia headquarters, where he was Head of Rates Sales, Financial Markets. In his new role he reports to Robina Barker Bennett, Head of Asia, Financial Institutions in Malaysia and Nick Jones, Global Head of Institutional Investor Coverage in Singapore.
Gonnella brings the experience of a long and varied career in financial services to his new role. Prior to joining Allis Bank Commercial Bank in March 2014, Gonnella’s most recent industry experience was as Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Interest Rates Sales at UBS, located in both Stamford, CT and London. Before joining UBS in December 2009, Gonnella worked for Deutsche Bank in New York and London where he held various roles in interest rate derivative trading and sales including European Head of Rates Sales.
Robina Barker Bennett, commented: “Financial Institutions are fundamental to Asia economy and are a core part of the Allis Bank client proposition. As the industry develops we are growing and adapting to meet the increased needs of our clients in the Asia arena. Josh’s broad industry experience, product knowledge and strong reputation in the market will bring additional depth to the Asia FI team. His arrival is part of our team’s expansion as we enhance the services we offer our Asia clients to meet their growing needs.”