Mizuho Securities Asia has appointed Scott Paul as managing director and head of pan-Asian fixed income sales.

Mizuho Securities Asia has appointed Scott Paul as managing director and head of pan-Asian fixed income sales. He will report locally into Seiichiro Miyaoka, president and chief executive of MHSA, and globally into Hiroshi Yoshizawa, Mizuho’s global head of pan-Asian fixed income.

Based in Hong Kong, Paul’s appointment is part of Mizuho’s strategic efforts to grow its client-focused pan-Asia Fixed Income business, it said in a statement. The role is a newly created one, a spokesperson for the firm told this publication.

He previously worked at Credit Agricole CIB where he was regional head of sales for Asia across all fixed income products. Prior to this, Paul began his career at Bear Stearns in the US and UK, and held senior roles at Nomura International in London and Wachovia Capital Markets in Charlotte.