Lombard Odier Investment Managers has expanded its fixed income capabilities with the appointment of Richard Walsh as head of emerging market debt.

Walsh will report to Stéphane Monier, global head of fixed income and currencies.

Walsh has over 13 years’ experience in emerging market fixed income and currencies, most recently at BlueCrest Capital Management. He joined BlueCrest from GLG Partners, where he was a portfolio manager in the emerging markets/macro group.

Before joining GLG, Walsh spent ten years in Salomon Brothers’ proprietary trading group and its successor entity Emso Partners as a portfolio manager.

Monier says: “Emerging market debt and currencies is an important area of growth and focus for our fixed income business. Richard’s hedge fund and leadership experience adds depth to our emerging market capabilities and signals our commitment to this asset class and the potential it has for our clients.”