NatWest Group Plc hired former Citigroup Inc. rates veteran Isao Sam Namba in Tokyo to lead the sales of rates products to Japanese institutions.
Namba joined NatWest Markets Securities Japan Ltd. as head of rates sales on Aug. 2 and focuses on non-Japanese government bond sales, a spokesperson for the Edinburgh-based lender said by email. He reports to Kenji Yamamoto, president and country executive for Japan, and Raj Dhown, Asia head of sales.
Namba left Citigroup last year after leading the US bank’s team with a focus on yen products, exiting at a time when things were starting ...
