Hermes BPK Partners, the fund of hedge fund investment partnership within Hermes Fund Managers, has appointed Pierluigi Ricchiuti as senior analyst of credit strategies based in its New York office.

Prior to joining Hermes BPK Partners, Ricchiuti was head of credit trading and first vp at Banca Intesa, responsible for the North American credit derivatives desk, having previously been a credit derivatives trader. He previously worked for RAS Asset Management as portfolio manager.

This appointment represents a further development of the Hermes BPK team, following the recent appointments of Lawrence Kissko and Marc Koslowsky as senior analysts. Ricchiuti will report to Tommaso Mancuso, head of research.