Rick Watson steps in as managing director and head of the European Securitization Forum (ESF), joining the forum from FGIC's London office where he served as managing director for structured finance. Watson, who was co-chair of the ESF's Legal and Regulatory Committee from 2000 to 2004, will report to Manfred Schepers, head of the Bond Market Association, International . The new hire will be responsible for directing the activities of the ESF by supporting and growing its membership across all European market participants as well as coordinating the overall support of the global cash and synthetic securitization markets in conjunction with the American Securitization Forum (ASF) and the BMA's ABS and MBS divisions.
