Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has hired Chris Seery as its new global head of equity derivatives.

Seery will be based in London and oversee a 150-strong team worldwide. He will work alongside his deputy, Areski Iberrakene, and will report to David Wenman, global head of equity products, who joined the firm in July. Seery is Wenman's first appointment since joining the firm