DE Shaw has appointed Aloïs Savanne, a former product manager at payments fintech Airwallex in Shanghai, as a macro trader focused on discretionary currency and emerging markets, according to a report be eFinancial Careers.
Savanne, who will operate between DE Shaw’s New York and Shanghai offices, also has experience in the private equity sector having secured his first full-time role after graduation at technology focused private investment firm Hg in London in 2020.
DE Shaw’s Singapore arm, headed by senior vice president Siu Taur Pang, is a relatively new business, incorporated in December 2020.
