RBS: Media Centre - The Royal Bank of Scotland Hires Head of E-Commerce Japan

RBS: Media Centre - The Royal Bank of Scotland Hires Head of E-Commerce Japan: "The Royal Bank of Scotland Hires Head of E-Commerce Japan
6 September 2005
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Financial Markets announces the appointment of Junko Kawada as Head of eCommerce sales Japan.
Junko will be based in Tokyo with responsibility for increasing the distribution of RBS's Financial Markets electronic products in Asia. In this regard she will be working closely with Michelle Neal, Head of Fixed Income eCommerce, Rates and Credit based in London. Junko was previously at Deutsche Bank where she headed up their eFX sales and marketing activities.
Junko will report to Tom Picard, Head of Financial Markets Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing on a local basis and to Tom Roche, Head of eCommerce and Integrated Treasury Solutions, on a global product basis.
Commenting on her appointment, Tom Roche, said: 'As eCommerce becomes a core part of our distribution process in Financial Markets, the need to support our sales and market development efforts in Tokyo is of paramount importance. Junko's appointment will raise our aspirations for the business in Asia and accelerate our eCommerce drive in the region.'
Notes to Editors:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Financial Markets eCommerce Product suite has been developed to meet distinct customer requirements across our global markets. We have a suite of RBS branded Foreign Exchange and Money Markets electronic trading solutions:
RBS FiX offers a range of benchmarked prices ensuring customers can trade at a transparent and independently audited FX rate.
FX Stream provides real-time, two-way streaming prices for the foreign exchange spot and forward trades in over 20 of the most active currencies.
Trade, a major online trading service for Foreign"