Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank hired Andrew Sidford as a managing director covering origination in the Loan Syndications group in New York.

In his new role, Sidford will be responsible for the origination, structuring and execution of syndicated loans to corporate clients and will report to Gary Herzog, head of Loan Syndications for the Americas.

Sidford is a seasoned syndicated loan professional with over 15 years of banking experience. Prior to joining Crédit Agricole, he worked as a managing director in syndicated finance at Mizuho Bank, where he managed a team responsible for origination, structuring and syndication of loan products throughout North America. His coverage focused on the Energy and Industrial sectors. Prior to that, Sidford worked in loan originations for Citigroup Global Markets.