Evercore announced that Emmanuel M. Durand has joined the firm's Investment Banking business as a Managing Director based in New York. Mr. Durand will focus on providing strategic and financial advice to companies in the consumer sector. Mr. Durand was most recently Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for the Americas at Rabobank, Director of RSI Inc., member of Rabobank North America Advisory Board and member of the Executive Committee of the Rabobank Rothschild Cooperation.