Credit Suisse has appointed Eric Miller as managing director and head of fixed income research globally, effective June this year.

Miller most recently served as global head of credit research at Barclays Capital. Prior to that, he worked in the research departments of Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. In his new role he will be based in New York and will report jointly to Gael de Boissard and Tony Ehinger, the co-heads of global securities.

As the new MD and fixed income head, Miller will be responsible for continuing to build on the unit's growth strategy. The Credit Suisse research department offers cross-product and economic research content.

Miller takes on a role that has been empty since the former fixed income chief, Lara Werner, was named head of finance for investment banking in June 2010.