Crédit Agricole appoints FX strategist

Crédit Agricole (CA) has hired a new senior currency strategist in London, according to sources who spoke to EuromoneyFXNews.

Stephen Gallo, formerly head of market analysis at Schneider FX in London, will report to Mitul Kotecha, CA’s Singapore-based head of FX strategy. Gallo had been at Schneider since 2006, becoming head of market analysis in March 2008.

CA was 16th in last year’s Euromoney FX Poll, with a market share of 1.24%.