Fixed income investment bank KNG Securities has added Mert Kisacik to its fixed income sales team, where he will hold responsibility for Turkish and Israeli markets.
As part of the role, Kisacik will focus on finding liquidity in both sovereign and corporate bonds for the firm’s clients, with a primary focus on hard currency bonds.
“Mert’s knowledge and relationships with Turkish and Israeli bond market investors will be a valuable addition to our team,” said Andrea Podesta, managing partner at KNG Securities.
He joins KNG from Morgan Stanley, where he spent the last two years, most recently as part of the bank’s emerging markets cross asset sales team.
His work included FX, rates, credit and commodities, with a focus on sales to Turkish and Israeli clients.
Elsewhere in his career, Kisacik worked at Yapi Kredi, one of Turkey’s first nationwide commercial banks.
While at the firm, his roles included managing the balance sheet of the bank as well as pricing and marketing derivative products to clients.
“KNG has developed a reputation in the market for being able to find liquidity in even the most challenging conditions. I’m looking forward to joining the team and contributing to the firm’s growth,” sad Kisacik.