ABN Amro trading chief quits ahead of merger

The move ends Hawkins’ 11-year career at the Dutch bank, which began when he was hired as Singapore-based head of interest rate trading for Asia in 1996. Five years later, he moved to London to become global head of interest rates derivatives trading before assuming his most recent role in 2004.

Hawkins’ resignation follows a series of senior management departures from the Dutch bank ahead of its merger. Jerome Cohen, formerly global head of foreign exchange exotics and G-11 options trading in