Natixis announced that it has appointed Michael Moravec as Head of Investment Banking, Americas. Michael will report locally to Kevin Alexander, Managing Director and globally to Mohamed Kallala, Global Head of Investment Banking.  Michael will oversee all aspects of the Investment Banking division for Natixis’ CIB Americas platform.  
 
“Michael’s appointment furthers Natixis’ track record of attracting talented banking executives to our entrepreneurial platform,” said Stephane About, Chief Executive Officer, CIB Americas, Natixis. “Michael is a seasoned executive whose experience will support Natixis’ continued growth and success. We look forward to his future contributions.”
 
Michael has more than 20 years of experience in banking and leveraged finance. He joins Natixis from Barclays, where he was Head of EMEA Leveraged Finance. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers, where he specialized in the origination, structuring and distribution of highly structured financing solutions and provided advice to major private equity sponsors as well as corporations in a variety of industries.  Michael also held positions at Bank of America and Bear Stearns earlier in his career.
 
“I am thrilled to be joining the Natixis family and look forward to building upon the already strong foundation in place as we continue to drive growth and deliver the level of personalized service that our clients are accustomed to,” said Michael Moravec.