OREANDA-NEWS. Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging markets investment bank, has appointed Amr Aboushaban as Vice President in its Equities Sales team.

Based in London, Mr. Aboushaban will report to Renaissance Capital's Global Head of Equity Distribution Florian Hellmich, and will be responsible for increasing the Firm's client coverage in London and across Europe, as well as helping to build out coverage in the MENA region. Prior to joining Renaissance, Amr held various positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he has worked in emerging markets sales since 2007.

“We are pleased to welcome Amr to Renaissance Capital and are confident he will play an important role as we build our capabilities across frontiers and emerging Markets,” said Benjamin Samuels, Global Head of Equities at Renaissance Capital. “Amr will work closely with our teams in Moscow, Istanbul, Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg to deliver our best-in-class capabilities to the Firm's clients. We wish him every success in his new role.”

Renaissance Capital continues to boost its global sales team with world-class professionals. Among its recent hires are Robert Lamprecht, who joined the Firm as Head of African Sales; Harry Stanford (Director in Equity Sales Trading in London); Ozlem Turgay (Equity Sales in the Firm's Istanbul office) and Ilya Lobanov (Director in the Equity Sales team in Moscow).

About Renaissance Capital (www.rencap.com <http://www.rencap.com>)

Renaissance Capital is a leading emerging markets investment bank with operations in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa The Firm also offers its clients access to these markets through such financial centers as London and New York. Renaissance Capital has market-leading positions in each of its core businesses - M&A, equity and debt capital markets, securities sales and trading, research, and derivatives. The Firm is building market-leading practices across emerging markets globally in metals & mining, oil & gas and agriculture. Renaissance Capital is part of ONEXIM Group.