Deutsche relocates Jake Gearhart to head Asia risk syndicate

Jake Gearhart, Deutsche Bank’s former head of emerging markets syndicate for the Americas, has relocated from New York to Singapore, and has assumed the role of head of global risk syndicate Asia. He replaces Herman Van den Wall Bake, who was promoted to head the firm’s Asia fixed-income capital markets business in June. According to a memo released yesterday, the change takes effect immediately.

Gearhart has had a 15-year career with the German bank, and he has held roles in debt capital markets covering financial institutions and in investment-grade trading, focusing on Yankee banks and insurance. As a member of Deutsche’s global risk syndicate, he managed project finance transactions...