In this newly created role, Ganssmuller will focus on the development of the institutional business in these two areas, addressing banks, asset managers, agencies, insurance companies and pension funds.
Based in Frankfurt, he will report locally to Frank Burkhardt, head of Global Markets for Germany and Austria, as well as to Eric Viet, head of Pension Fund and Insurance Europe, and David Knott, Global head of Financial Institutions Sales, both based in London.
Ganssmuller will join Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking from Amias Berman, where he was a partner since 2009, covering the areas of legal, regulatory and accounting driven solutions for German and Austrian clients in the banking, insurance and asset management industries and for large corporates.
Prior to this, from 2002 on he was head of fixed income, currencies and commodities at Citibank in Frankfurt. From 1984 to 2002 he held various positions with Deutsche Bank, most recently as head of global market sales in Frankfurt, starting in 1997.
