Mr. Mercein joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1990 as an investment grade corporate bond trader. He traded investment grade corporate bonds for nine years serving as a senior trader in many sectors of the market. In January 2000, he joined the Debt Syndicate Desk focusing on Emerging Markets. He served as Head of U.S. Debt Capital Markets and Co-Head of US Credit Sales from 2005 to 2011.