Oppenheimer & Co, the US investment house, has appointed Lucila Broide as director and head of Latin American sovereign credit research, having previously worked at Fitch Ratings, the international ratings agency.

Oppenheimer & Co, the US investment house, has appointed Lucila Broide as director and head of Latin American sovereign credit research, having previously worked at Fitch Ratings, the international ratings agency. Before that role, she worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a vice president and strategist for its global emerging markets equity strategy and Latin American economics and fixed income strategies.

The statement from the firm didn't say if the role was a newly created one, or a replacement. This publication is seeking further details.

Her new role involves a specific focus on Caribbean and Central America. She will report to Hoai Ngo and Colleen burns, co-heads of fixed income research.

Oppenheimer & Co, a principal subsidiary of New York-listed Oppenheimer Holdings, serves sectors including wealth managers and brokerages for high net worth individuals, families and corporate executives, as well as governments and institutions.