BNP Paribas hires Gary Chan as head of Asia equity syndicate

Gary Chan has joined BNP Paribas as head of Asia equity syndicate based in Hong Kong, after leaving Chinese bank ICBC International in March, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Chan will start his new job this week, according to one of the people.

He will take over from Hugo Leung who was promoted to deputy CEO of BNP Paribas’ securities operations in Asia, as well as Greater China head of global equities and commodity derivatives in late December last year. According to an announcement at the time, Leung was to continue to manage the syndicate alongside his new roles.

Chan resigned in...