OREANDA-NEWS. May 26, 2011. Troika Dialog, the leading Russian investment bank, is pleased to announce four appointments to its Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities & Derivatives Sales Department in Moscow, Kyiv, London and New York offices. The hiring of four Sales Traders further evidences Troika Dialog’s commitment to delivering quality products and services to its clients throughout the world.

Sergey Yablonskiy joins the Domestic Credit & CIS Sales Desk as a Fixed Income Sales. Before joining Troika, Sergey was a deputy Director of Sales and Trading at Bank Petrocommerce. Prior to this, he worked at Gazprombank where specialized in the sale of bonds. Mr. Yablonskiy graduated from Russian Economic Academy named after G.V. Plekhanov with a degree in Banking / Finance and Credit. He holds a FFMS certificate 1.0.

Daria Tereschenko joins the Kyiv Fixed IncomeSales Department as a Fixed Income Sales. Daria joins Troika Dialog from NRG Capital where she held the position of Fixed Income Sales Trader. Prior to this, Daria was Head Origination & Market Making Office at Pravex Bank. Daria graduated with honours from Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadim Getman with a master’s degree in International Financial Management.

Jeffrey L. Weichsel joins the New York Fixed Income Sales department as Fixed Income Sales. Before joining Troika, Jeffrey was Vice President Fixed Income Sales and Trading at Alforma Capital Markets (Alfa Bank's New York brokerage), where he was responsible for selling Russian, Kazakh, Belorussian and Ukrainian Eurobonds and local currency debt. Prior to this Jeffrey worked as Associate Fixed Income Sales and Trading at Alfa Bank Russia where he covered Russian, Asian, European and North American accounts. Jeffrey graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) with a Master's degree in World Politics and a focus on Political Economy, and he graduated Cum Luade with Honors in Major Field from Connecticut College with a Bachelor`s degree in International Relations and a minor in Russian.

In addition, on June 20, Jean-Paul Larcheveque will join the London Equity Derivatives Sales department as a Equity Derivative Sales. Jean-Paul joins Troika from Credit Suisse Securities International London where he held the position of Equity Derivatives Sales Analyst and specialized in Emerging Markets with a focus on Russia. Jean-Paul graduated with honours from London School of Economics with a master’s degree in Finance and Accounting. Prior to this, he graduated from University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in Finance (with distinction). He holds a CFA certificate (level I). Jean-Paul studied Spanish at University of Cienfuegos (Cuba). He speaks Russian fluently.

Commenting on the appointments, Konstantin Tserazov, Deputy Head of Global Markets Division, Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities & Derivatives Sales Department, Managing Director, said: “We are delighted to have Sergey, Daria, Jeffrey and Jean-Paul as part of our team. Together they bring important product expertise and sales trading experience to our Fixed Income product offering for our Russia and CIS-focused investor base. During the period of high volatility on the financial markets, many investors focuses on debts and derivatives, using them as an effective instrument for hedging risks. We offer our expertise in these fields to be closer to our clients worldwide.”