With an eye on U.S. expansion, RBC makes key exec appointment

RBC Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, announced Tuesday the appointment of Blair Fleming as head of U.S. investment banking.
JAN 19, 2010
RBC Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, announced Tuesday the appointment of Blair Fleming as head of U.S. investment banking. Fleming, based in New York, will oversee the expansion of RBC Capital's businesses in the United States, the company said in a statement. RBC Capital said Fleming has been with the company for 20 years. He has held senior roles in the firm's global Investment banking and global debt markets businesses, the company said. Most recently, Fleming was head of global syndicated & leveraged finance and global infrastructure.

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