The Swiss bank continues to build up its senior management team following the restructuring of its ultra-high net worth (UHNW) business and its investment platforms and solutions (IPS) division, and the decision to create a Unified Global Markets division.

Thomas de Garidel, former head of equities trading Asia Pacific (Apac) at HSBC, has joined UBS as head of Apac derivatives & solutions based in Hong Kong. De Garidel joined the Swiss bank on 5 October as part of the derivatives and solutions management team and the bank’s Apac global markets management committee, according to an internal memo seen by SRP. De Garidel reports to Dushyant Chadha, global co-head of derivatives and solutions, and Imed Souki (pictured) , global co-head of