Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) appointed David Gore as head of shipping & offshore finance for Asia Pacific and Gareth Williams as head of loan syndicate and sales for Asia Pacific, effective from 1 May.
Based in Hong Kong, Gore will report to Sadia Ricke, head of global finance for Asia Pacific, and Paul Taylor, global head of shipping finance. Gore will manage the Asia Pacific shipping finance team with an objective to originate and execute a range of structured finance to the shipping and offshore sectors.
Gore will replace Williams, who will take up a new role as head of loan syndicate and sales for Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Williams will report to Ricke and Terence Shanahan, global head of syndicate.
In his new role, Williams will manage the loan syndicate and sales team in Asia Pacific, advising on the best possible execution in terms of pricing and structure. His mandate will also involve originating, managing loan positions and ensuring efficient loan distribution in a context of a growing trend for distribution. Williams will replace Jose-Antonio Olano, who will start a new role as managing director, cross business development in London on 1 May.
The shipping finance and loan syndicate & sales teams have successfully completed a number of deals over the years, including the project financing of two LNG vessels for BW Pavilion and the financing of six Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels for China State Shipbuilding Corporation in 2015.
