Yoram Layani

Yoram has 17 years of investment experience.
Prior to joining 8F, Yoram was a Managing Director at BNP Paribas in Hong Kong, where he headed the Global Markets Institutional Sales team, Asia ex Japan, overseeing cross asset solutions for institutional clients.
He was also a member of the Global Markets Business Committee and the Equity Derivatives Executive Committee for Asia.
Yoram and his team were responsible for the servicing of a wide array of clients across distribution businesses (Retail & Private Banks, Insurance Companies, etc) and Institutionals (Asset Managers, Pensions, and Sovereign Wealth), developing outcome-driven tailor-made solutions in the fields of Investment, Hedging, Long-Term Savings, Alternatives and Risk Premia.
His team was awarded the Risk Magazine Award for “Asia House of the Year” and “Stuctured Products House of the Year”.
He joined the Global Equities & Commodity Derivatives division of BNP Paribas Hong Kong in 2007.
Born in France, Yoram started his career in 2004 at Credit Agricole CIB on the Equities & Derivatives desk.
Initially based in Stockholm, he participated in the business development of the Nordic region before being transferred to Paris, where he oversaw the Retail, Private Banking and Insurance coverage for the Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg area as well as Israel.
Yoram holds a Masters Degree in Finance & Management and a Bachelor in Business Administration from EM Lyon, France.