By Daniel Stanton
SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (IFR) - Barclays has appointedAlex Aram head of credit trading for Asia Pacific. He previouslyled the bank's distressed debt business in the region.
Aram, who will continue to be based in Tokyo, will overseeBarclays' regional credit business across investment grade, highyield and distressed debt, which have been folded into onemanagement structure.
Aram will work alongside Ellis Thomas, Singapore-based headof credit sales for Asia Pacific, to manage the credit businessin the region.
Barclays has also hired James Magsuci as a sovereign traderin Singapore, and Simon Moore as head of credit sales forSingapore. Both join from Standard Chartered. In addition, ithas named Karen Yeung as head of credit sales for Hong Kong, inan internal promotion. (Reporting by Daniel Stanton; editing by Dharsan Singh)