Vontobel has appointed Anup Gupta as the Asia-Pacific region head for its deritrade® Multi Issuer Platform, which is being expanded in scope after it was first launched in 2008.

Swiss bank Vontobel has appointed Anup Gupta as the Asia-Pacific region head for its deritrade® Multi Issuer Platform, which is being expanded in scope after it was first launched in 2008. The role is a newly created one, Vontobel said in a statement yesterday.

Gupta most recently led the team running structured products for Barclays, where he was Asia-Pacific distribution head for the structured products e-trading platform, a role he held from 2012.

"We are in the process of bringing our cutting-edge, market leading technology to Asia and are delighted to have Anup on board to support this goal,” Gerhard Meier, global head of the bank’s deritrade® Multi Issuer Platform, said.

"I am excited to be joining Vontobel’s growing team in Asia at such an interesting juncture and I look forward to the role I will play in bringing to market this innovative platform that can transform the way structured products trading is conducted across the region," Anup added.