Societe Generale has named a 26-year veteran of the bank as its head of global markets following the exit of Daniel Fields, a regular on Financial News’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in European finance.

Frank Drouet has been named SocGen's head of global markets, according to a statement from the French bank on April 18. He had been head of global markets for Asia Pacific since January 2012. He reports to Didier Valet, head of global banking and investor solutions.