The Royal Bank of Canada has made two significant appointments to its European investment banking arm.Harry Samuel, currently global co-head of fixed income and currencies and global head of treasury services, has been appointed chief executive officer, Europe, RBC Capital Markets.Samuel has spent 22 years working at RBC in London, Toronto and Sydney, with responsibilities for RBC’s global fixed income, foreign exchange, wholesale funding, liquidity and securities finance.David Thomas, currently global head of technology and operations, has been appointed chief operating officer, Europe, RBC Capital Markets. He has held senior positions in IT, risk management and compliance and will be jointly responsible for overseeing RBC Capital Markets in Europe.The pair replace John Burbidge, chief executive of RBC Capital Markets, who retired from the investment bank effective July 31."Harry and David have an outstanding track record within RBC and as such they are extremely well placed to work with our global...