The sales veteran specialising in structured products has returned to investment banking after nearly 20 years at Barclays.
Ian Merrill (pictured) has been appointed as managing director, Americas head of structured global equity derivatives (GED) sales at UBS based in New York, according to two sources close to the matter. Merrill joins from US index provider MerQube where he was hired in September 2024 as chief revenue officer in charge of global sales after acting as a senior advisor. In the newly created role at UBS, Merrill leads the sales of structured notes, insurance products and exchange-traded fund (ETF)