BNP Paribas has hired Nicholas Kello, former managing director and head of investor coverage for equity derivatives at JPMorgan in New York, as a managing director heading equity derivatives marketing for North American financial institutions. Kello reports to Francois Carnet, head of U.S. equity derivatives, according to Melissa Sherer, spokeswoman in New York. She declined further comment.
Kello could not be reached and Carnet did not return calls. Michael Dorfsman, spokesman at JPMorgan in New York, did not return calls.