Barclays today announced the appointment of Jean-Baptiste (JB) Patois as Head of Equity Derivatives ex-Strategic Derivatives, Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Mr. Patois will be responsible for leading Exotics and Flow Derivatives. He will report regionally to Hossein Zaimi, Head of Markets, APAC, and functionally to Ashish Prabhudesai, Global Head of Structured Derivatives and non-US Flow. JB joins Barclays with a dynamic career in equity derivatives, having accumulated a wealth of know.