Credit Suisse First Boston in Tokyo has hired Vaibhav Piplapure, associate director, credit derivatives structuring at Barclays Capital. Piplapure takes the new position of v.p., structured products, and reports to Paul Kuo, head of fixed income, according to a spokesman. The structured products group has recently added Takashi Nakanishi, a fixed income professional at Goldman Sachs, to head up the team (DW, 5/7). The spokesman declined to comment on whether CSFB plans additional hires. Kuo and Piplapure could not be reached for comment.
At Barclays Piplapure reported to Oka Usi, managing director in New York. Usi declined comment on Piplapure's departure or if the firm plans to replace him.
