French investment bank Natixis has announced the appointment of ING's head of wholesale banking Emmanuel Verhoosel as new global head of real estate and hospitality for Corporate & Investment Banking.
Reporting to Olivier Delay, global head of real assets, Verhoosel will be based in Natixis’ head office in Paris.
His appointment to this newly-created role is part of Natixis’ strategy to become the 'go-to bank' in four areas of corporate investment banking. 'By creating this role, and appointing Emmanuel with his extensive international experience and expertise, we are underlining our intent to strengthen our dialogue with our clients in the real estate and hospitality sector, and accompany them as their strategic partner of choice,' commented Olivier Delay.
Verhoosel began his career in 1992 as a lawyer at Linklaters' Brussels office and subsequently joined JP Morgan in 1994, working in a number of positions in London covering capital markets, structured finance, client coverage and principal investments.
In 2008, Verhoosel moved to ING as head of real estate finance for the Americas and Western Europe, based in London. In 2012, he was appointed head of wholesale banking and head of clients for Continental Western Europe based in Paris. In 2014, he became head of wholesale banking and a member of the board of ING Bank Belgium.
