Deutsche Bank nabs Paul Gardner for structured trade business

Deutsche Bank has appointed Royal Bank of Scotland's RBS Paul Gardner as managing director and Asia-Pacific regional head of structured trade and export finance, effective immediately. He is replacing David Barnes who left the bank last year.

Paul is an important addition to our team and will lead our growth strategy for structured trade finance in Asia, said Thomas DuCharme, Asia-Pacific regional head of global transaction banking. His experience and industry knowledge will further strengthen our established trade finance footprint in Asia and enable us to develop our project finance advisory capabilities.

According to Deutsche, Gardner's appointment will expand its global network of structured trade and project finance experts and extend its on-the-ground coverage...