Following its merger with Business in the Community (BITC), Arts & Business, the leading charity for encouraging private sector investment in the arts, has today launched a new leadership campaign led by Jonathan Moulds, Europe president of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Jonathan Moulds is Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s European president and the chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch International. He is also a board director of Banc of America Securities Limited, Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited and MBNA Europe Bank Limited. He is based at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s European headquarters in London.
Moulds is responsible for overseeing all of the bank's business activities in Europe. These include corporate and investment banking, sales and trading, wealth management and credit cards.
Moulds joined Bank of America in 1994. He was instrumental in building the bank's presence in over-the-counter derivatives markets and for the integration of its Chicago research and trading platform. In 1998, Moulds was appointed global head of Rates Derivative Trading and in 2001, he took over management of the Global Derivatives group. In 2003, he was appointed global head of Liquid Products. In 2005, Moulds assumed overall responsibility for Bank of America’s international businesses; in 2006, he was promoted to president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Asia Pacific.
Moulds joined the board of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) in 1998 and was chairman from 2004 to 2008. He currently serves on the board and the executive committee of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the capital markets senior practitioner committee of the U.K. Financial Services Authority.
Moulds is a strong supporter of the performing arts and sits on the board of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and serves as chairman of the LSO Advisory Council. In 2010, he joined Carnegie Hall’s International Council. He is a keen collector of fine musical instruments.