Mr Keller will join from Jefferies & Company, where he spent a year as a senior vice president in investment grade cash trading. Prior to Jefferies, he spent nine years at Merrill Lynch, most recently as a director in investment grade trading.
Deutsche Bank has also hired Casey Talbot as head of high grade credit sales and co-head of credit sales, and added five senior members to its credit sales and trading team.
Ray Costa, managing director and co-head of flow credit trading in North America, said: “We are delighted to welcome Bob to our team, and confident he will meet the high standards our clients have come to expect from us. It is especially important to have a deep bench of seasoned traders to guide clients though challenging markets.”
Nick Pappas, managing director and co-head of flow credit trading in North America, said: “The addition of Bob underscores our commitment to the cash side of our credit trading business, as well as recent steps we have taken to accommodate a prolonged surge in client demand.”
