Mizuho International, the London based securities and investment banking arm of the Mizuho Financial Group, has named Antony Slotboom as head of Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Slotboom, who joined the firm in early January, has extensive experience in the origination and execution of M&A and ECM transactions with a focus on the Central and Eastern European region. He joins from the Royal Bank of Scotland where he was most recently head of corporate finance CEE & CIS.