Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has appointed Ben Arnott as managing director for reserve based finance for Asia-Pacific. Based in Singapore, he will report to Daniel Mallo, head of energy and metals and mining for Asia-Pacific, and to Kevin Price, global head of reserve based finance.

He will be responsible for developing SG CIB's reserve based finance activities in the region where he will focus on origination and execution of such transactions in the region. This is a new appointment which will further strengthen the bank's capabilities in the natural resources and energy financing group. With increasing business opportunities in the upstream oil and gas sector in Asia, SG CIB is establishing a reserve based finance platform in Singapore to complement its strong franchise currently centred on its London, Houston and Calgary hubs.

Arnott has more than 14 years of experience in the Asia-Pacific oil and gas arena. He joins SG CIB from Standard Chartered where he was a senior member of the oil and gas corporate finance team. Previously, he worked at Deloitte as a member of the firm's petroleum services group.