People and markets: Calello assumes global role at Credit Suisse

Under Paul Calello’s stewardship Credit Suisse has turned itself from an also-ran to a key contender in the Asia-Pacific region

The announcement in March from Credit Suisse that Asia Pacific CEO Paul Calello would be returning to New York to become CEO of global investment banking caused some surprise in the industry. Historically, investment banking heads have almost always emerged from the ranks of the Wall Street faithful, occasionally from successful European operations. Asia had in the past often been seen as something of a career dead-end, or at least a rung on the ladder that ambitious bankers need to step up from having served the mandatory term.The