Ratings agency Fitch has reshuffled the senior management of its businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including naming a new head of its banking division in the region.

Julia Peach becomes head of Fitch's banking operations for EMEA. She joins from Canadian rival Dominion Bond Rating Service, where she was a senior vice-president for UK and Irish bank analysis. Prior to that, she led a team of 30 analysts as global head of credit research at Dutch lender ABN Amro.