Paula Gerden, former senior v.p. in foreign exchange sales at National Australia Bank in New York, has joined BNP Paribas in a similar role. Gerden, who declined comment, will focus on institutional clients and her brief includes option-related products, according to an official familiar with the move. Mark Wisniewski, spokesman at BNP in New York, did not return calls.
Robert Cone, senior v.p. and head of the markets division for the Americas at NAB in New York, was out of the office and could not be reached by press time.
