Nader Pasdar joined food and agribusiness bank Rabobank as head of Markets North America, where he will lead a team that specializes in capital markets solutions and risk management for clients. He was also named CEO of Rabobank Securities.

He succeeds Harjan Kuiper in the latter role, as Kuiper has become CEO of Rabobank Singapore.

Pasdar was most recently head of Capital Markets in North America and served as an executive in the Debt Capital Markets, Global Finance and Wholesale Clients areas for 20 years at Rabobank.

“Nader is uniquely positioned to serve as head of Markets and CEO of RSI given his extensive background in the markets business and tenure at Rabobank,” said David Bassett, head of Wholesale Banking North America. “He knows the markets, he knows our clients, and he knows how to generate innovative capital and investment solutions that make a difference for companies in the food and agribusiness sector.”

Rabobank also named Chris Hartofilis the new head of capital markets in North America.

Hartofilis has been part of group treasury, asset-based finance and capital markets during his 14 years at Rabobank.

“Chris’ broad product experience along with his knowledge of our clients will be key as he leads the capital markets team to a new level of growth and client impact,” said Pasdar.