Natixis appoints head of EQD sales for Germany and Austria

Tobias Heitmeier, former head of cross-asset sales Germany and Austria at BNP Paribas in Paris, has joined Natixis' Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) equity derivatives division as head of sales for Germany and Austria. Based in London, Heitmeier will report to Asra Abdulaziz, who was hired by Natixis as Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) head of sales in July, as part of the firm's hiring push following the appointment of Eric Le Brusq as global head of equity derivatives sales,