RBS hires in Japan

The Royal Bank of Scotland RBS has hired Ernfred Olsen as country executive and head of global banking and markets GBM in Japan. 

Olsen will be responsible for a broad range of activities in Japan, subject to regulatory approvals, for both The Royal Bank of Scotland Securities Japan RBSSJ and the RBS Tokyo Branch, as well as the overall country management for these two entities. He reports jointly to John Mullins, head of banking for Asia-Pacific, and to Pierre Ferland, head of markets for Asia-Pacific. 

Olsen succeeds Lee Knight, formerly head of GBM in Japan, who recently relocated to take up the role of head of markets in Singapore....