Jefferies & Co. has hired Peter Dixon, director in fixed- income sales at BNP Paribas as senior v.p. in Treasury sales. Tom di Galoma, managing director and head of Treasury sales and trading, said Dixon, a fixed-income veteran who has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston and Bear Stearns, will be covering the hedge fund community in his new role.
A call to Dixon's cell phone was not returned by press time. Edwina Frawley, spokeswoman for BNP Paribas, confirmed Dixon's departure but declined further comment. Jefferies indicated earlier this spring it intended to build out its Treasury and agency businesses and would like to hire up to a dozen Treasury salesmen (BW, 6/20). Di Galoma added he is close to hiring several additional government professionals.