DBRS Names Christian Aufsatz Head of European Structured Finance Ratings

DBRS has appointed Christian Aufsatz to a new role as Managing Director, Head of European Structured Finance. Based in London, Mr. Aufsatz will be responsible for managing the ratings business for new securitisations and surveillance of outstanding structured finance transactions. In addition, he will remain Head of European CMBS.

Mr. Aufsatz joined DBRS in October 2015 as Head of European CMBS. In July 2016, he assumed additional responsibilities in the area of rating quality assurance. Mr. Aufsatz has 15 years of experience in the European structured finance markets, having worked previously with Barclays as Head of European Securitised Products Strategy, and for Moody’s Structured Finance Group in London.

Mr. Aufsatz will continue to report to Claire Mezzanotte, Group Managing Director, Head of Global Structured Finance. The current team leaders within the European Structured Finance Group will report to Mr. Aufsatz.

“Following our recent announcement to initiate corporate ratings coverage in Europe, this investment in the structured finance team once again demonstrates DBRS’s commitment to the European capital markets,” says Detlef Scholz, Head of Europe at DBRS.

“Considering the current dynamics in the European structured finance market, DBRS wants to provide its analytical capabilities in a seamless way across the wide spectrum of asset classes and countries in Europe. This new role will further increase cross-asset class collaboration within the European structured finance teams,” adds Claire Mezzanotte, DBRS’s Head of Global Structured Finance.

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