BCS Global Markets Appoints Vadim Kotov as New COO for Investment Banking

BCS Global Markets, the Investment Banking division of BCS Financial Group, announced that it has appointed the former Sberbank Head of IT and Operations Vadim Kotov as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO) for its Investment Banking (“IB”) business.

The financial service group announced the latest appointment to its team,this addition to the company aims to enhance IT platform and infrastructure with Vadim’s taking major responsibility on Investment Bank’s IT platform and infrastructure.

As detailed in appointment announcement, Kotov is also tasked with devising and implementing an operational model that best serves the BCS Global Markets development strategy across all its operations and international markets. 

Vadim has a 14-year successful track record as an IT and Operations Officer in the banking sector. Before joining BCS, Vadim held a number of positions at Sberbank, most recently as Chief Technology Officer for International and Corporate Investment businesses. Prior to that, he served at BNP Paribas Bank for five years, where he was responsible for the Bank’s operational issues, including IT projects, maintenance, support and cybersecurity.

Based in Moscow, Vadim will report directly to Maxim Safonov, co-CEO of BCS Global Markets. “We are pleased that Vadim is now part of the BCS team and are convinced he will make a major contribution to our business journey over the coming years”, Maxim Safonov, co-CEO of BCS Global Markets says.