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LatAm veteran Posch joins Ambac from Moodys

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Brigitte Posch has joined the emerging markets team at Ambac, having left Moody’s Investors Service after eight years at the agency. She assumes her new position as first vice-president on Oct. 10, according to a source close to the matter. Posch had played an instrumental role in expanding Moody’s Latin American business, particularly in the burgeoning local markets of Mexico and her native Brazil. She will have a similar focus at Ambac, the source said. Posch will report to Managing Director Diana Adams.

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