JPMorgan Chase & Co. put Edward Bell in charge of its sub‑Saharan Africa investment banking business, with the role "effective immediately." Kevin Latter outlined the change in a memo; he serves as JPMorgan's top country executive and leads investment banking for the region. The firm verified the memo after Bloomberg reviewed it, and Bell will report directly to Latter.
Bell joined JPMorgan in 2017. He has worked across M&A and the equity and debt capital markets, and has also focused on corporate banking and strategic advisory roles. Before joining JPMorgan, he occupied high‑level posts in corporate and investment banking at Bank of America Corp., and he also spent time at Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd. and ABN AMRO Bank NV.
The timing matters. After several subdued years, African capital markets are showing signs of recovery. Bell steps into the role as JPMorgan pushes to grow across the continent while global rivals vie for advisory and financing work tied to building infrastructure, financing by sovereigns, the energy transition, and what could be a pickup in corporate dealmaking. Jamie Dimon has called Africa a long‑term growth opportunity and has moved to deepen the firm's footprint, including launching offices in Ivory Coast and Kenya.
Competition is heating up. Citigroup Inc. recently brought on André Ross from JPMorgan to serve as its country officer and head of banking in South Africa. Saloshni Pillay, who led Deutsche Bank AG's South African office, moved to Absa Group Ltd., and Absa also added multiple senior bankers from Standard Bank Group Ltd., among them Zaid Moola and Clive Potter.
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