RBC BlueBay Asset Management has appointed André Philippides as a senior analyst to its global leveraged finance team.

Based in London, he will report to Sid Chhabra, the asset manager’s head of securitized credit and CLO management and European high yield.

Philippides will play a key role in the team’s investment activities in high-yield bonds, leveraged loans and CLOs.

He has over 11 years of experience in credit and equity research and portfolio management, having previously held roles at Franklin Templeton, Barclays, Binary Capital Investment Management and StoneHedge Partners.