BNP Paribas announced that they have strengthened the senior management in their respective Equity Capital Markets (ECM) and Cash Equities businesses with the appointment of three senior hires. Andreas Bernstorff has been appointed Head of ECM in Europe, Middle East and Africa at BNP Paribas, while Benedicte Thibord and Phil Griffith have joined Exane BNP Paribas as Global Head of Corporate Access, and Deputy Head of Equity Sales respectively. All three started in January 2017. Mr. Bernstorff joins from Citigroup where he was most recently a senior Managing Director and Head of ECM for Germany, Austria and the Nordics. He joined Citi in 2007 and has also held senior ECM roles at Dresdner Kleinwort and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Bernstorff brings more than 25 years' experience. Ms Thibord joins from Kepler Cheuvreux where she was most recently global Head of SmartConnect. She joined Cheuvreux in 2008 and brings more than 18 years' capital markets experience. Mr. Griffith joins from Morgan Stanley where he spent the last 16 years, most recently as Head of Advisory Sales in Europe. He has also worked at UBS Investment Bank and brings almost 30 years' experience in Capital Markets sales and leadership roles.